Pregnancy

A study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests COVID-19 caused severe brain damage in two babies born in Miami.

A new report finds that deaths related to childbirth complications-spiked nearly 80% since 2018, with COVID-19 being a factor in a quarter of the 1,178 deaths reported last year.

As states across the country restrict abortion, President Joe Biden and some other Democrats want to ease federal restrictions on the procedure.

Many patients enroll in government-funded Medicaid health insurance when they become pregnant, because qualifying income levels are higher than for those who aren’t pregnant.

Some of the drugs restricted after seven weeks in Texas are also used to treat a patient after an early pregnancy loss.

Clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines excluded pregnant people, which left many women wondering whether to get vaccinated.

Dr. Washington Hill has worked as an OB-GYN for more than 50 years and specializes in high-risk pregnancies.

Pregnant people have suppressed immune systems, so South Florida doctors say they need to consider the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19, particularly given that the delta variant of the coronavirus is so contagious.

Amid the pandemic and quarantines, doulas — trained professionals who offer support to expectant mothers — noticed an increased interest in their services.

Top Senate and House budget negotiators met Wednesday but did not make public offers on health care spending.

The program would be required to use telehealth to coordinate with prenatal home-visiting programs to provide services and education to pregnant women and to provide training to health care professionals.

The bill would allow babies up to 30 days old to be placed in a “newborn infant safety device” located on exterior walls of fire stations, emergency medical-services stations or hospitals.