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When Victoria Ferrell Ortiz had her daughter in 2017, she was covered by a limited form of Medicaid in Texas — which ended just two months after she gave birth. Losing insurance so soon was stressful. She supports a push for Texas to extend Medicaid coverage for a full year after childbirth.

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In Texas, Medicaid ends soon after childbirth. Will lawmakers allow more time?

7:00am March 05, 2023

by Elena Rivera

In Texas, many uninsured people can access Medicaid if they get pregnant. But 2 months after giving birth, the coverage ends. Advocates say new moms need a full year, to improve maternal health.

Lauren Miller, of Dallas, Texas, says that her state's abortion laws added to the stress and turmoil her family faced after one of her twins was diagnosed with a fatal condition in utero.

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3 abortion bans in Texas leave doctors 'talking in code' to pregnant patients

7:22am March 01, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Some doctors in Texas are so worried about the abortion bans, they hint to patients with pregnancy complications, "I've heard traveling to Colorado is really nice this time of year."

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Lauren Miller at her home in Dallas, in January 2023. When she was 15 weeks pregnant, she traveled to Colorado to have a "selective reduction" abortion, after one of her twins was diagnosed with a fatal condition.

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To safeguard healthy twin in utero, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure

8:48pm February 28, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

When Lauren Miller found out one of her twins had a fatal condition, she discovered her doctors in Texas would only say: You need to leave the state. She went to Colorado for a selective reduction.

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Naomi Osaka announced on social media Wednesday that she's expecting a child and that she hopes to return to tennis early next year.

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Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy and plans to return to tennis

2:39pm January 11, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

The world's highest-paid female athlete teased her return in 2024 after a hiatus. Osaka said she's looking forward to her child watching her play someday and telling someone "'that's my mom,' haha."

Dr. Sarah Prager and Dr. Kelly Quinley work together for the nonprofit TEAMM, Training, Education and Advocacy in Miscarriage Management, which operates on the premise that "many people experience miscarriage before they're established with an OBGYN."

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Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change

11:18am January 04, 2023

by Patrick Adams

A group of doctors trains health care providers to treat miscarriage in the emergency department. This could be increasingly important in states where abortion is outlawed.

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Nurse-Family Partnership of Forsyth County celebrates 10 years

6:00am December 30, 2022

by Bethany Chafin

A community health program that supports new mothers celebrated its 10th anniversary this year.

Two of our favorite hidden gems feature goats who take no guff and an ice sculptor from Kenya who defied skeptics.

Editors' pick: 8 great global stories from 2022 you might have missed

3:12pm December 23, 2022

by Marc Silver

You'll read about a Kenyan ice sculptor, the risks to women from food insecurity, a poignant street encounter — and goats locking horns with sheep in a changing climate.

Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?

3:49pm October 24, 2022

by April Dembosky

CA voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. But critics say it would actually expand abortion rights, because the amendment ignores the concept of fetal viability.

Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban

5:15pm August 17, 2022

by Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America

Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, eroding protections in one of the South's few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom.

Drugmaker HRA Pharma has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve an over-the-counter birth control pill called Opill. The agency's review process is estimated to take about 10 months.

Over-the-counter birth control pills are available worldwide. The U.S. may be next

5:00am July 14, 2022

by Allison Aubrey

Birth control pills are available in the U.S. only with a prescription. Now a drugmaker is asking the FDA to approve a progestin-only contraceptive that would be available without one at pharmacies.