Pregnancy

Pregnancy and infant loss leave families with an unimaginable hole, but one Idaho foundation is helping grieving parents find comfort and hope when they need it most.

That’s especially true in the Mountain West. In most states, if one delivery unit shuts down, the next closest one is more than an hour away.

Pregnant patients in Idaho are facing a growing distance between themselves and the care they need as provider shortages and policy changes reshape access to maternal health services.

Newly reassembled after Idaho lawmakers let it disband, a group of Idaho medical experts is preparing a report about pregnant moms who died in 2023.

Last year, a law went into effect, expanding the rights of pregnant workers across the U.S. Now, new regulations are offering clearer guidelines on what protections can be expected in the workplace.

“Pregnancy is an import issue that affects everyone. It’s a normal part of life and work, and it needs to be treated that way.”

Maternal deaths nationwide more than doubled from 1999 to 2019, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The research also showed that death rates are especially high for Black and American Indian and Alaska Native moms.

The Food and Drug Administration approves a vaccine for pregnant people to protect their babies from the RSV virus.

The committee published one final report on maternal deaths that occurred in 2021.

State lawmakers declined to pass a bill that would have extended the maternal mortality review committee.