National U.S. maternal deaths keep rising. Here's who is most at risk The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at risk. Pien Huang Jane Greenhalgh
National In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health A robot answers questions about health. Its creators just won a $2.25 million prize At the Skoll World Forum this week, South Africa's Reach Digital Health was one of five honorees. They offer health advice via mobile phones to millions, focusing on pregnancy, babies and COVID. Ari Daniel
Health A Good Friday funeral in Texas. Baby Halo's parents had few choices in post-Roe Texas When she gave birth to her baby with a fatal condition two months early, Samantha Casiano scrambled to raise funds for the funeral. Anti-abortion advocates say Texas laws are "working as designed." Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health To safeguard healthy twin, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure When Lauren Miller found out one of her twins had a fatal condition, she discovered her doctors in Texas would only say: You need to leave the state. She went to Colorado for a selective reduction. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Health Covid vaccines provide protection during pregnancy, study says A new study out of UW Medicine states that getting Covid vaccines and booster shots provided great protection during pregnancy, even amid omicron spikes. Dyer Oxley
Health Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change A group of doctors trains health care providers to treat miscarriage in the emergency department. This could be increasingly important in states where abortion is outlawed. Patrick Adams
National Over-the-counter birth control pills are available worldwide. The U.S. may be next Birth control pills are available in the U.S. only with a prescription. Now a drugmaker is asking the FDA to approve a progestin-only contraceptive that would be available without one at pharmacies. Allison Aubrey
Health 'There's going to be a lack of honesty.' Two Washington doctors on the fallout of overturning Roe v Wade The United States Supreme Court has struck down access to abortion under the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade. Washington state is among those states that has already reaffirmed a commitment to protect access to abortion and abortion-related services. But there is more to consider. Katie Campbell Angela King
Health The pregnant woman from the iconic Mariupol photo has died. Many more are at risk The woman and her baby died after Wednesday's strike, one of dozens of recent attacks on Ukraine's health system. U.N. groups warn it is running "dangerously low" on oxygen and medical supplies. Rachel Treisman
