A new study challenged the accuracy of public health data on deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth — and the narrative of high and rising U.S. maternal mortality rates. An unusual public dispute has ensued.
What are ‘Ozempic babies?’ Surprise pregnancy, GLP-1 connection, explained
Women on TikTok recount their experiences with surprise pregnancies while taking Ozempic. Experts say the phenomenon may be linked to weight loss on GLP-1 drugs.
A new $16,000 postpartum depression drug is here. How will insurers handle it?
Street medicine isn’t new, but it’s getting a jolt in California, which is leading the charge nationally to deliver full-service medical care and behavioral health treatment to homeless people wherever they are.
Idaho banned abortion. Then it turned down supports for pregnancies and births.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, the state’s GOP-led Legislature has disbanded a maternal mortality committee, failed to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage and turned down federal grants for child care.
A decades-long drop in teen births is slowing, and advocates worry a reversal is coming
Doctors, service providers, and advocates say they’re worried full CDC data released later this year could show a rise in teen births in many Southern states.
