Health 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. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health Most Americans support abortion for pregnancy-related emergencies The majority of American voters, including Republicans, support protecting access to abortion for women who are experiencing pregnancy-related emergencies, such as miscarriages, a KFF poll finds. Maria Godoy
Health What are the potential ripple effects of the Alabama IVF ruling? Libby Denkmann Sarah Leibovitz
Health She had a panic attack during preterm labor. Then a nurse stepped in As Teresa Hernandez was about to go into preterm labor, she had a panic attack. The nurse put her hand on Hernandez's head to comfort her. She says she felt as if her mom was there. Laura Kwerel
Health Giving birth amid Gaza's devastation is traumatic, but babies continue to be born As the Israel-Hamas war continues, hospitals in Gaza are crowded and chaotic. Pregnant women face awful conditions: An emergency C-section may be conducted by the light from mobile phones. Elissa Nadworny Anas Baba Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health What we know — and don't know — about the FDA-approved postpartum depression pill Postpartum depression affects as many as 1 in 7 women in the U.S., though there are just two treatments approved for it. Experts say the newest could be a game-changer — depending on its price tag. Rachel Treisman
Health U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at risk. Pien Huang Jane Greenhalgh
Health In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health A robot answers questions about health. Its creators just won a $2.25 million prize At the Skoll World Forum this week, South Africa's Reach Digital Health was one of five honorees. They offer health advice via mobile phones to millions, focusing on pregnancy, babies and COVID. Ari Daniel
Health A Good Friday funeral in Texas. Baby Halo's parents had few choices in post-Roe Texas When she gave birth to her baby with a fatal condition two months early, Samantha Casiano scrambled to raise funds for the funeral. Anti-abortion advocates say Texas laws are "working as designed." Selena Simmons-Duffin