America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago...
Prenatal care
Takeaways from AP’s report on what the US can learn from other nations about maternal deaths
How can the U.S. solve its growing maternal mortality crisis? Health experts say one way is to look ...
Europe offers clues for solving America’s maternal mortality crisis
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Midwife Jennie Joseph touched Husna Mixon’s pregnant belly, turned to the 7-yea...
Judge’s ruling temporarily allows for unlicensed Native Hawaiian midwifery
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law requiring the ...
Women’s tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will work to support prenatal care
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The charitable wing of the women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill...
Nevada judge approves signature-gathering stage for petition to put abortion rights on 2024 ballot
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has approved a petition by abortion access advocates as eligible fo...
Program to provide cash for pregnant women in Flint, Michigan, and families with newborns
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A program aimed at helping remove families and infants in Flint, Michigan, from ...
New York governor pushes for paid medical leave during pregnancy
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pregnant people in New York would have 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal...
Nevada judge rejects attempt to get abortion protections on 2024 ballot
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has struck down an effort to enshrine reproductive rights, including abort...
Syphilis cases in US newborns skyrocketed in 2022. Health officials suggest more testing
NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are...
Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Using sidewalks as exam rooms and heavy red duffle bags as medical supply closets, vo...
Lawsuit challenges Alabama’s ‘de facto ban’ on freestanding birth centers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A group of midwives and doctors on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging what ...