Apr 06 Watch 6:24 What's it like to be pregnant amid a pandemic? New and prospective mothers share stories By Amna Nawaz, Jaywon Choe, Rhana Natour Across the U.S., expectant parents and those who have recently given birth are confronting an unanticipated layer of stress due to coronavirus. Health care providers have had to rethink how best to offer prenatal care at a time people are… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 2:39 Giving birth in the epicenter of the pandemic By Karla Murthy Thousands of women in the U.S. have given birth over the last month, many in the very hospitals where medical professionals have been preparing for an onslaught of patients stricken with COVID-19. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy spoke with… Continue watching
Dec 12 700 new moms die each year in the U.S. Could Medicaid help? By Laura Santhanam The United States ranks as one of the most dangerous developed nations to become pregnant and give birth, especially for women of color -- and data shows the life-threatening risk doesn’t end once mom and baby have left the hospital. Continue reading
Jul 03 Alabama DA won't prosecute woman who lost fetus after being shot By Associated Press Marshae Jones was five-months pregnant when she was shot in the stomach in a December altercation. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 7:59 Why do pregnant women get confusing guidance about alcohol? By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin How much alcohol can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a difficult to diagnose condition, sometimes called an "invisible disability"? Doctors don't know. While official guidelines say no amount of alcohol is safe to drink during pregnancy, women often receive mixed… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 7:26 Fetal alcohol disorders are more common than you think By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a possible result from mothers drinking during pregnancy, has flown under the radar for decades. Now new conservative estimates published in The Journal of the American Medical Association show that anywhere from 1.1 to 5 percent… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 10:52 Memphis midwives work to address racial disparities in care By Lauren Knapp, Saskia de Melker More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate… Continue watching
Mar 31 Court rules that government can't block immigrant teens from abortion By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal court in Washington has told the Trump administration that the government can’t interfere with the ability of pregnant immigrant teens being held in federal custody to obtain abortions. Continue reading
Feb 03 State legislatures see flurry of activity on abortion bills By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Republican-controlled states have passed hundreds of bills since 2011 restricting access to abortion while Democratic-led states have taken steps in the other direction. Continue reading
Oct 11 Why some doctors are questioning Trump's new birth control rules By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Trump administration's new birth control rule is raising questions among some doctors and researchers, who say it overlooks known benefits of contraception while selectively citing data that raise doubts about effectiveness and safety. Continue reading