reproductive and maternal health

Access to Care

As home births increase in popularity, some midwives operate in a legal gray area

Natalie Krebs

In Iowa, midwives who are specially trained in home birth are pushing for licensure, as interest in home births rises and rural labor and delivery units continue to shutter.
Personal Health

You Asked: How Does COVID-19 Affect Pregnancy?

Lauren Bavis

We're continuing to answer questions about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. If you have a question, email health@wfyi.org, text “health” to 73224 or…
Inequities

For Black Women, Access To Birth Control Comes With Heavy Baggage

Lauren Bavis

Some doctors see access to birth control as a tool in the fight to decrease maternal and infant mortality. Indiana has one of the nation’s worst rates of…
Community Health

How Does Postpartum Care Affect Infant And Maternal Health In Indiana's Black Communities?

On Tuesday, a panel of experts tackled the subject of maternal and infant mortality -- and the unequal burden on African-Americans in Indiana. They dove…
Community Health

Why New Mothers In Indiana Are Dying At One Of The Nation’s Highest Rates

Lauren Bavis

Courtney Reimlinger was breastfeeding her week-old son last year when she felt a pain in her chest.The pain was excruciating, the 23-year-old Indianapolis…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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