Health A look at what could be the future for postpartum care in America Postpartum care in America leaves most facing a critical and often overlooked "fourth trimester" in isolation. Metro Detroit-based Fourth Tri Sanctuary offers support. Ali Lapetina
Health For Mother's Day, a bouquet of useful health advice for new moms and moms-to-be Expert guidance on the realities of pregnancy and new motherhood from Life Kit. Find episodes on the menstrual cycle, egg freezing, postpartum depression and more. Life Kit
Politics Why is a 6-week abortion ban nearly a total ban? It's about how we date a pregnancy The time a person has to decide whether to have an abortion in Florida and other states with six-week abortion bans is at most two weeks. Why? It's has to do with how we date early pregnancy. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Politics What abortion politics has to do with new rights for pregnant workers A new regulation to protect the rights of pregnant workers is the subject of an anti-abortion lawsuit because it includes abortion as a pregnancy "related medical condition." Selena Simmons-Duffin
National How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated The peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says a pregnancy checkbox on national death certificates inflates the death rate. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Science Most Americans support abortion for pregnancy-related emergencies The majority of American voters, including Republicans, support protecting access to abortion for women who are experiencing pregnancy-related emergencies, such as miscarriages, a KFF poll finds. Maria Godoy
Politics What are the potential ripple effects of the Alabama IVF ruling? Libby Denkmann Sarah Leibovitz
National She had a panic attack during preterm labor. Then a nurse stepped in As Teresa Hernandez was about to go into preterm labor, she had a panic attack. The nurse put her hand on Hernandez's head to comfort her. She says she felt as if her mom was there. Laura Kwerel
Health Giving birth amid Gaza's devastation is traumatic, but babies continue to be born As the Israel-Hamas war continues, hospitals in Gaza are crowded and chaotic. Pregnant women face awful conditions: An emergency C-section may be conducted by the light from mobile phones. Elissa Nadworny Anas Baba Selena Simmons-Duffin
National What we know — and don't know — about the FDA-approved postpartum depression pill Postpartum depression affects as many as 1 in 7 women in the U.S., though there are just two treatments approved for it. Experts say the newest could be a game-changer — depending on its price tag. Rachel Treisman
