Calmatters: She Drove A Hundred Miles To Give Birth. New California Laws Are Bringing Maternity Care Closer To Home

Dr. Robert Moore, chief medical officer for Partnership HealthPlan, a health insurer that covers the state's northernmost ...

Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia

A Times investigation found that children are routinely deprived of birth certificates, medical care and education. Diplomats ...

Inside freebirthing: Empowerment, distrust and a growing dogma

Women are rejecting medical assistance during pregnancy and birth in a small but growing trend known as freebirthing. Why?
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Punitive drug laws may deter prenatal care and hospital-based delivery

States that explicitly criminalize prenatal drug use may unintentionally discourage pregnant people from seeking essential medical care, according to new research from Columbia University Mailman ...
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New mom killed in crash involving a deer just 5 days after giving birth to twins

PARAGON, Ind. (Gray News) – A new mom of twins was tragically killed in a car crash just five days after giving birth, according to multiple sources. The crash happened Saturday night on State Road 67 ...
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Somalia: U.S. aid cuts force hospital to close, fired workers reopen it and work without pay

In early July, the Suuqa Xoolaha Center for Mothers and Children, a hospital in southern Somalia, ceased operations. The hospital’s closure, which involved locking its front gate and terminating staff ...