Louisiana has long struggled with maternal and infant mortality. In New Orleans, free home visits by nurses help spot medical problems early. It’s a reproductive health policy with bipartisan support.
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Iowa doesn’t have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state’s abortion ban part of the problem?
Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state’s strict abortion ban is partially to blame.
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A Texas abortion ban sponsor aims to clarify when doctors can do the procedure
Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.
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Deadly high blood pressure during pregnancy is on the rise
More pregnant women are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, which risks the life of the parent and child. Montana is one of the states improving screening and treatment.
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The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike
The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
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Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in Louisiana, report reveals
A troubling new report from Louisiana shows how the state’s abortion ban from 2022 is forcing doctors to delay or withhold medical care in ways that make pregnancy more dangerous.
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How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it’s been overestimated
The peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says a pregnancy checkbox on national death certificates inflates the death rate.
