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Research Gaps Leave Doctors Guessing About Treatments For Pregnant Women
by Alison Kodjak December 10, 2018Enlarge this image Maria Fabrizio for NPR Maria Fabrizio for NPR Jenna Neikirk was nearing the end of her first pregnancy when…
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Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women
by Rhitu Chatterjee November 29, 2018Kristen Philman first tried methamphetamine in her early 20s, as an alternative to heroin and other opioids. When she discovered she was…
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Panel: Doctors Should Focus On Preventing Depression In Pregnant Women, New Moms
by Rhitu Chatterjee August 28, 2018Enlarge this image Veronica Grech/Getty Images Veronica Grech/Getty Images The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new draft recommendations saying that…
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Enlarge this image Andria Smith (left) with her daughter Delilah Smith (center) and Jenna Sauter’s son, Maverick Hawkins, in Nevada City, Calif.…
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Enlarge this image Deona Scott and her son Phoenix at her graduation from Charleston Southern University in South Carolina in 2015. Scott…
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Enlarge this image San Francisco lactation counselor Caroline Kerhervé — with kids of her clients — during a weekly session of a…