Early prenatal care, considered best for moms and babies, is on the decline in the US
Early prenatal care improves the chances of having a healthy pregnancy and baby. But a new federal report shows it's been on the decline.
Feb 19, 2026
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Pregnant women in Brazil unaware of their rights suffer violations in the workplace
Despite clear laws that guarantee the protection of pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace, many Brazilian women still experience a reality far from what is stipulated on paper. A study involving 652 women in the ...
Feb 12, 2026
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If you're pregnant and uninsured, Medicaid might be your answer
When she noticed an unusual craving for hot dogs, Matte'a Brooks suspected her body was telling her something, so she decided to take a pregnancy test. She took two just to be sure. Both were positive.
Feb 5, 2026
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Rise of preterm births in US linked to poverty and race
Researchers at Boston Medical Center, working with colleagues at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health report that US preterm birth rates rose from 2011–2021 in households ...
Freestanding birth centers are closing as maternity care gaps grow
Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama's first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, wanted to improve access to maternal health care in a state that's long had one of the nation's ...
Jan 8, 2026
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Centralizing Norwegian hospitals has reduced birth mortality, finds study
One million births in Norway over 17 years have a story to tell: Maternity wards with greater numbers of births have safer births.
Jan 8, 2026
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AHA: Study examines impact of adequate prenatal care for congenital heart disease
For cases of mild congenital heart defects (CHDs), more prenatal visits are associated with lower probability of delivery at a cardiac center, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in JAMA Network Open to coincide ...
Nov 15, 2025
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More prenatal visits linked to right level of care for infants born with heart defects
In cases of mild congenital heart defects, more prenatal visits are associated with a greater likelihood of appropriate delivery at a community hospital, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Results suggest ...
Nov 9, 2025
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Ending malaria in Papua: Why oral communication matters as much as medicine
Papua accounted for 93% of Indonesia's 527,000 malaria cases in 2024, as elimination efforts continue to face multiple challenges—including local perceptions that normalize malaria as an ordinary illness, emphasizing the ...
Nov 2, 2025
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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 School of Public Health. ...
Oct 29, 2025
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