Suffolk County police help deliver baby girl after woman goes into labor on side of the highway
Suffolk County cops helped deliver a baby girl Monday after an expectant mom went into labor on the side of the highway — and ...
Nigeria offers free cesareans to save mothers' lives, but it's not enough
Nigeria's government launched an initiative in 2024 offering free emergency cesarean sections to poor and vulnerable women, ...
Woman Goes Into Labor at Hospital Where Husband Works—But There's a Problem
Most women going into labor at the hospital usually find it a reassuring experience, but for one Arkansas mom, it was a little more complicated. While Karla Bradley was upstairs preparing to give ...
Deep in Brazil’s Amazonas and amid drought, midwives remain crucial
Deus e Pai, Tefe, Brazil Deep in the Amazonas region of Brazil, Mayleane Melo leans on her red sofa to ease the pain of a contraction. Her baby is coming. Next to her is Tabita dos Santos Moraes - one ...
Tyler Birth Center helps moms navigate birthing process
"We really should charge more, but we work with a lot of people who are uninsured or underinsured," Carmody said. "We want to ...
The Transylvania Times5d
Deserts for women’s health care services expand in rural NC counties
This is the first of three stories from Carolina Public Press focusing on the loss of women's health care, particularly access to OB-GYN and labor and delivery services, ...
Houston Public Media5d
As U.S. foreign aid programs grind to a halt, African health leaders look for a silver lining
Chad has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality. A group of midwives helped but now their jobs are on the line — one ...
Slashing Medicaid while forcing birth is a maternal health disaster in the making
Overall, Medicaid expansion has been linked to earlier prenatal care, higher postpartum visit rates, and better continuity of ...
Woman who had sought protection from deportation in Colorado churches is detained, advocates say
Jeanette Vizguerra, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in a church to avoid immigration authorities for the past three months, speaks after leaving the church early Friday, May 12, ...
WYSO Public Radio7d
Sub-Saharan Africa reels from USAID cuts
Thousands of USAID contracts have been cut. African health leaders say the cuts aren't surprising. But the lack of advanced warning has turned the lives of the already vulnerable upside down.
The Dickinson Press12d
Labor of Love: How one photographer helps parents preserve birth stories
Through the art of birth photography, Dickinson-based Regina Martin captures the raw beauty, strength and emotion of ...