Vague ‘medical emergency’ exceptions in abortion laws leave pregnant people in danger, doctors say
Kaitlyn was near the beginning of her second trimester last October when she boarded a…
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Surgeons navigating their pregnancies see a bleak picture getting a bit brighter
When a surgeon asked Sharona Ben-Haim during a 2008 interview for a neurosurgery residency program…
Telemedicine abortion providers prepare for surges in states where the procedure will remain legal
Federal protections around abortion will leap back half a century if the Supreme Court repeals…
Opinion: Expedited partner therapy is an effective way to treat sexually transmitted infections. Why aren’t doctors using it?
As emergency medicine and infectious disease physicians, we often see patients with chlamydia, gonorrhea, and…
Opinion: Devastating separations continue for families seeking asylum, with dire health consequences
Maria was 37 weeks pregnant — at full term — when Customs and Border Protection…
In a defamation lawsuit, the hype around digital health clashes with scientific criticism
A retraction often marks the end of a dispute over published scientific research. But in…
Predicting preeclampsia from a blood test holds promise for pregnancy complications
Preeclampsia is a potentially serious problem that usually surfaces late in pregnancy, posing an immediate…
Opinion: FDA’s outdated Birth Control Guide blocks access to the innovations the agency has approved
Every day, women in the United States are routinely denied access to the latest birth…
In Minneapolis, home to George Floyd, heavy policing is tied to higher rates of preterm births
The longstanding toll of police violence on Black communities came into sharp relief last year…
Patients and doctors are clashing about side effects of hormonal birth control
When a pediatrician put Maya Prokupets on the birth control pill at age 15 to…
Most advanced lab-grown human embryos prompt a pressing question: Are they getting too real?
The stem cells were no more than a week old when scientists moved them from…
New research casts fresh doubt on a common procedure that promises to increase the odds of IVF
A common IVF procedure offered to patients with the promise of increasing their likelihood of…
Opinion: The staggering toll of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth
In conversations about the woeful state of maternal care in the United States — pregnancy-related…
A win for Black maternal health advocates, as Congress moves to set up new VA program
Congress’s action this week is a victory for Black maternal health advocates like Charles Johnson,…
Opinion: For prenatal care, more doesn’t necessarily mean better
Most pregnant people receive prenatal care today in much the same way their mothers or…
STAT+: Most women had no issues obtaining abortion pill from mail-order pharmacies
Amid national furor over abortion access, a new survey found most women were satisfied with…
STAT+: Amid a health tech consolidation wave, Everly Health acquires fertility startup Natalist
Riding a wave of consolidation in virtual care, home diagnostics brand Everly Health on Thursday…
Sex of the fetus influences the mother’s response to Covid-19 infection, new research shows
In April 2020, as SARS-CoV-2 was first beginning to spread through New England, researchers at…
Opinion: Listen: A family physician on making medical abortion more accessible
Abortion access is being threatened across the country: Texas has come close to banning abortion as…
Opinion: For abortion care, physicians may need to step aside to support patients
I have come to think that people who provide abortion care are models of the…
New research cautions about possible risks of acetaminophen use during pregnancy
Nearly 100 doctors and scientists issued a consensus statement Thursday warning of possible links between…
Opinion: Listen: An organizer and a physician on how climate change will worsen maternal health inequities
The country is in a climate crisis. California is experiencing its second-largest fire, on the…
Opinion: A perfect storm: Climate disasters are magnifying the U.S.’s maternal health crisis
During every humanitarian disaster — whether it’s a war, a pandemic, or an extreme weather…
STAT+: With $110 million and a boost from Oprah, maternal health startup Maven hits $1 billion valuation
On Tuesday, maternal and family virtual care platform Maven raised $110 million in late-stage financing…
Opinion: A country-wide collaboration to address the maternal health crisis
After languishing in the background for far too long, the shockingly high rate of complications…
Large study finds genetic signals that might be used to predict early menopause
A large new study scanned the genes of hundreds of thousands of women near the…
By creating mouse eggs entirely from scratch, researchers raise the prospect of a futuristic fertility treatment
The tiny clump of mouse cells didn’t look like an ovary. For one thing, it…
Opinion: Listen: An OB-GYN on the maternal mortality crisis in the U.S.
Why do more women die in and after childbirth in the U.S. than in any…
Opinion: Managed care’s role in protecting women from childbirth-related complications
The coronavirus pandemic brought the importance of public health to the forefront of national attention….
Researchers raise concerns about using genetic risk scores to pick ‘healthier’ embryos
As more people turn to in vitro fertilization for help with conceiving, a host of…
STAT+: In a new role at health tech startup Maven, Neel Shah wants to make sure pregnant people aren’t ‘lost’
When celebrated Boston OB-GYN Neel Shah first learned of the chance to help build a…
Opinion: Are five decades of progress in women’s health in peril?
Reviewing 50 years of progress on medical issues relevant to women can be a daunting…
To explore space radiation’s impact on reproduction, scientists sent freeze-dried mouse sperm to the ISS
While billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk were vying to launch themselves into space,…
STAT+: ‘Underfunded and undervalued’: Ro’s acquisition of Modern Fertility puts a spotlight on health tech’s gender gap
After raising $500 million earlier this year — bringing its total funding up to $897…
Opinion: My work as a Black OB-GYN tempered my joy as I prepared to give birth
Expectant mothers tend to spend time fine-tuning their baby registries and decorating their nurseries. I…
Opinion: End fracking exemptions, a threat to maternal and public health
The adoption of safe, clean, renewable energy is an essential element for sustaining the U.S….
‘Who is going to protect me?’: Ratings app aims to remove bias from the birthing experiences of Black and brown mothers
Thirty weeks into my first pregnancy, I developed some concerning abdominal pain. The clinicians in…
Opinion: Shattering the infertility myth: What we know about Covid-19 vaccines and pregnancy
During trying times, myths and falsehoods sprout like mushrooms after rainfall. One of many that…
Opinion: Listen: Kara Zivin on seeing her own struggles during pregnancy reflected in Meghan Markle’s
In this week’s episode of STAT’s “First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with Kara Zivin, a…
How will doctors talk to patients about contraception apps like Natural Cycles and Clue?
Two years ago, Danielle Castillo decided to end her 13-year relationship with the pill. She…
Opinion: Meghan Markle gave voice to the despair I once felt during pregnancy
As Meghan Markle revealed to Oprah Winfrey in a now-viral interview that she “did not…
Meghan Markle described racism as a toxic stressor during her pregnancy. I can relate
Megan Markle made the difficult confession that she experienced suicidal thoughts while pregnant with her…
New research finds evictions during pregnancy are tied to adverse birth outcomes
Babies born to people evicted during pregnancy are more likely to have lower birth weights…
Opinion: Listen: Catherine Mezzacappa and Ruth Faden on vaccinations and pregnancy
This week on “The First Opinion Podcast,” I talk with Catherine Mezzacappa and Ruth Faden…
Opinion: The effect of Covid-19 vaccines will — finally — be tested in pregnant people like me
The arrival of Covid-19 vaccines at the hospital where I work felt like a glimmer…
Covid-19 vaccine guidance for those who are lactating is based on faulty assumptions, experts say
Maggie Anthony didn’t have much time to deliberate before getting her Covid-19 vaccine. A labor…
STAT+: In a stem cell experiment that seemingly failed, scientists see a possible way to prevent a devastating disease
The tiny mouse embryos were off to a promising start, many of them progressing from…
Opinion: FDA: Leave the door open to Covid-19 vaccination for pregnant and lactating health workers
On Thursday, the FDA will review the near-term fate of the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine. It…
Opinion: The shameful abundance of birth- and pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S.
The U.S. spends more on health care than any other wealthy nation. Yet, more people…