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Alabama Midwives Deliver Care in Counties Where the Nearest Labor and Delivery Unit Has Closed

More than half of US counties have no hospital labor and delivery services, a new March of Dimes report finds, reshaping who delivers care.

Medical Daily

Pregnant Texas woman sees a male gynecologist at 7 weeks. Then he allegedly performs an inappropriate exam with an unwanted comment: ‘It’s too much’

“That is not how they are supposed to talk to you.”

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More women are having babies later in life. How to improve your chance of a healthy pregnancy

More and more women are having babies later in life

The Independent UK

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'We know what to do; we just have to implement it.': Pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in other wealthy countries. But we could fix that.

Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate.

LiveScience

Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs

Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr

The Guardian - US

US Faces High Preterm Birth Rates, Racial Disparities Persist

Explore challenges faced by mothers and babies in US maternity care deserts and efforts to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

Top News

Thousands of babies born prematurely in Illinois, mirroring a deadly national trend

A new report by the March of Dimes underscores the need for elected officials, government and the healthcare system to do more to save lives, especially Black women and babies.

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The infant mortality rate has risen for the first time in two decades—and these factors may be to blame

Experts say maternal care deserts could be exacerbating the issue

The Independent UK

Where did vaccine mistrust come from?

Many people once lined up joyously to receive vaccines. What changed?

Salon

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Can we please talk about it?

Drawing attention to pregnancy loss would bring better support and connection to families who are suffering.

Chicago Sun-Times

OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis

WASHINGTON — A patchwork of state laws in the aftermath of a Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion, combined with pandemic-related burnout and low reimbursement rates, could exacerbate an already looming national shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists, experts say.

Tribune News Service

OB-GYN workforce shortages could worsen maternal health crisis - Roll Call

Experts worry that a shortage of OBGYNs will exacerbate an increase in problems related to maternal and prenatal health.

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