The Latest Breaking News from Pregnancy

Family of 37-year-old Tierra Walker sues Ken Paxton and doctors, alleging she was denied a life-saving abortion before dying of preeclampsia

“Tierra Walker is proof that there is no exception.”

We Got This Covered · Sep 19

MAGA Loyalty in Iowa

Plus: Warsh's relationship with Trump; Democrats' midterm prospects; pregnancy is apparently a spectrum; and more...

Reason · Sep 18

South Korea Abortion Pill Plan Targets Early 2027 Rollout as Rights Groups and Doctors Clash Over Access

South Korea plans to introduce abortion pills as early as the first quarter of 2027, allowing use up to nine weeks while rights groups and doctors debate access and oversight.

International Business Times UK · Sep 17

A Pregnant Woman's Vocal Cords Kept Closing When She Breathed In, and an ICU Cesarean Revealed a Hidden Abruption

A Pregnant Woman's Vocal Cords Kept Closing When She Breathed In, and an ICU Cesarean Revealed a Hidden Abruption

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Pregnant Hairdresser, 19, Was Told to 'Have an Abortion' — Then Sacked 20 Minutes After Asking About Maternity Leave

A 19-year-old hairdressing apprentice was awarded £29,489.62 after a tribunal found her pregnancy and age influenced her unfair dismissal.

International Business Times UK · Sep 16

Abortion bans make ‘evidence-based medicine’ impossible in some cases, new report says

Some 41 states restrict abortions, a ‘core component’ of maternal fetal practice, high-risk pregnancy non-profit says

The Guardian - US · Sep 16

Biopsy-Free Embryo Test Did Not Improve Ongoing Pregnancy Rates for IVF Patients Ages 35 to 42 in Trial

A trial of 1,152 IVF patients aged 35 to 42 found that a biopsy-free embryo test did not raise ongoing pregnancy rates. What patients should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 16

Premature review – sunny charm provides screwball energy for surprise-pregnancy comedy

First-time director Kevin Walls creates a film sweet-natured enough to cancel out some comedy misfires as flatmates Eilidh and Cameron prepare for parenthood

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

Hepatitis A and E Outbreaks in Your Building Are a Warning About Water Contamination

Why Hepatitis A and E Travel Through Water, Not PeopleBoth hepatitis A and hepatitis E are fecal-oral diseases. That phrase sounds clinical, but the mechanism is direct: human waste enters a water source, the water reaches your tap or your food, and the virus completes its route. Unlike hepatitis B…

Times Life · Sep 15

One in six women may have this liver condition. What does it mean in pregnancy?

A liver condition that many people have never heard of may affect around one in six women of childbearing age worldwide. A 2025 global analysis estimated that 15.8% of women aged 15 to 49 were living with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in 2021.

The Conversation · Sep 14