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Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home
Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping. It’s forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care.
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Detroit woman sues city after being falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant due to facial recognition technology
A Detroit woman is suing the city and a police detective after she was falsely arrested because of facial recognition technology while she was eight months pregnant, according to court documents.
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The first pill to treat postpartum depression has been approved by US health officials
Federal health officials have approved the first pill specifically intended to treat severe depression after childbirth, a condition that affects thousands of new mothers in the U.S. each year.
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A Texas mom was denied maternity leave after delivering a stillborn baby
“It’s so unnecessarily and unbelievably cruel.”
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Pregnant workers may get longer breaks, more time off and other accommodations as new law takes effect
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which takes effect Tuesday, requires employers to make “reasonable accommodations” for pregnant and postpartum people.
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12 women at one Virginia hospital's NICU are all pregnant at the same time
It’s a baby boom at one Virginia hospital where 12 NICU employees were all pregnant at once.
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Influencer in Coma After Brain Aneurysm Ruptured at 9 Months Pregnant
The influencer underwent brain surgery and an emergency C-section at the same time after an aneurysm ruptured, according to her family.
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‘Selling Sunset' Star Maya Vander Welcomes Baby Following Miscarriage and Stillbirth
After experiencing two pregnancy losses, Maya Vander has welcomed another baby with her husband David Miller.
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Mifepristone Will Be Legal ‘As Long As We're In This Fight,' Says Conn. Attorney General
Connecticut is one of 17 states that brought the case to protect the abortion medication after conflicting court rulings over its legality.
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FDA Orders Immediate Withdrawal of Unproven Premature Birth Drug Makena
The Food and Drug Administration is ordering an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births off the market.
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Idaho Hospital Closes Its Maternity Ward, Citing the State's ‘Political Climate'
A hospital in Sandpoint, Idaho is ending labor and delivery services, citing staffing issues and the state’s “legal and political climate.”
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Breast Cancer Survivors May Safely Pause Long-Term Treatment to Have a Baby, Study Shows
A new study is reassuring for women who are taking hormone-blocking pills after a breast cancer diagnosis and want to become pregnant.
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Keke Palmer Reveals Baby Bump During ‘Saturday Night Live'
The “Nope” actress addressed her social media fans with an unveiling of her pregnant belly on the famous Studio 8H stage, saying, “I’m especially glad to be here though, because, there’s some rumors going around.”
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COVID-19 Drove Increase in US Pregnancy-Related Deaths
COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims.
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FDA Panel Wants Removal of Unproven Pregnancy Drug Meant to Prevent Premature Births
Results from a 1,700-patient international study in 2019 showed the drug neither reduced premature births — as originally thought — nor resulted in healthier outcomes for infants.
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Kaley Cuoco is Expecting Her 1st Child With Tom Pelphrey
The “Flight Attendant” star, 36, announced Oct. 11 on Instagram that she is expecting her first child, a baby girl, with her boyfriend, “Ozark” actor Tom Pelphrey.
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Laughing Gas for Childbirth Is on the Rise in the US: ‘It Takes the Edge Off'
For some, an epidural or other medications feel like too much. Nitrous oxide can help them.
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Doctors See Spike in Vasectomies After Roe v. Wade Decision
Vasectomies are becoming more popular among those who want to live childfree. New York Times gender reporter Alisha Haridasani Gupta joins LX News to discuss her recent article.
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Why This Professor Said ‘People With a Capacity for Pregnancy'
Professor Khiara Bridges went viral this week after her exchange with Sen. Josh Hawley during a hearing on abortion rights. She called out the Missouri senator for transphobia after he questioned Bridges’ use of the term “people with a capacity for pregnancy.” That term is more inclusive of trans and nonbinary people who are capable of getting pregnant, explains Leslie...
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Pregnant Texas Mom Shares Her Story of Getting a Ticket in the HOV Lane
Expectant mom Brandy Bottone got a ticket in Dallas, Texas recently, for driving in the HOV (carpool) lane with fewer than 2 people in the vehicle. But Bottone argued that her unborn child should count as her second passenger. The county sheriff’s officers who ticketed her did not buy it. Bottone joins LX News Now to share her story of...