pregnancy

The app’s appearance coincides with state lawmakers’ approval of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ legislation designed to enhance maternal health in the state, which ranks at or near the bottom in maternal mortality as well as infant mortality rates nationally. read more >

The new law treats pregnancy and related conditions as themselves deserving of “reasonable accommodations” and places the burden on employers to prove “undue hardships” for denying any requests. read more >

The act requires most employers with 15 or more employees to provide "reasonable accommodations" for a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions — including fertility and infertility treatments in some cases. read more >

Alabama lawmakers and Gov. Kay Ivey agreed to protect in vitro fertilization providers from legal liability Wednesday, more than two weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children […] read more >

The ARMOMS clinics aim to improve access to quality health care and help decrease high-risk pregnancy rates in the region. read more >

AIM for Arkansas says it will advocate for pro-family policies that expand access, improve quality and make maternal health care more affordable. read more >

The study aims to reduce prenatal inequities by examining the outcomes of two intervention models. read more >

The shots should be given late in pregnancy but only during RSV season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. read more >

Fewer than half of rural hospitals in the U.S. have maternity units, which forces pregnant women to travel longer distances for care or face giving birth in an emergency room. read more >

The shift in GOP support for postpartum Medicaid coverage is occurring in some states that have severely limited or outlawed abortion access. read more >

The four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the largest the Hot Springs-based health provider has ever received. read more >

The company is offering doulas to employees in three more states, with coverage up to $1,000 per pregnancy. read more >