Health Pregnant And Worried About Coronavirus? How To Stay Safe And Make A Game Plan Here's what the latest research says about pregnancy and coronavirus — and what doctors and hospitals recommend to keep pregnant mothers and newborns safe. Katherine Harmon Courage
National Flight Attendants, Pilots Say Frontier Discriminated Against New Moms In a pair of lawsuits filed in federal court, a group of pilots and flight attendants say Frontier Airlines failed to accommodate the needs of pregnant and nursing women. Sarah McCammon
Health In The Fight For Money For The Opioid Crisis, Will The Youngest Victims Be Left Out? The opioid epidemic is intergenerational, with tens of thousands of babies born every year dependent on opioids. Advocates worry lawsuits against the drug industry might overlook these children. Blake Farmer
Health Controversy Kicks Up Over A Drug Meant To Prevent Premature Birth An expert panel wants the Food And Drug Administration to withdraw its approval for Makena, because a large study shows the drug doesn't work. But some doctors say the evidence isn't clear-cut. Patti Neighmond
Health How A Prenatal 'Bootcamp' For New Dads Helps The Whole Family Prenatal classes often focus on Mom-to-be — on her shifting role and emotional needs, along with new skills. But if Dad gets sidelined early into a supporting role, research shows, everybody loses. Juli Fraga
Health Can Maternal Fluoride Consumption During Pregnancy Lower Children's Intelligence? A Canadian study suggests that fluoride consumed by pregnant women can affect the IQ of their children. No single study provides definitive answers, but the findings will no doubt stir debate. Richard Harris
National Pregnant, Locked Up, And Alone Natalie Lynch spent the last two weeks of her pregnancy in a prison cell, mostly alone. As female incarceration rates rise, some states are banning solitary confinement of pregnant women. Sarah McCammon
Health Safe for pregnant women to smoke pot? UW study hopes to find out Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Natalia Kleinhans about a new study that will research the effects of marijuana on the brain development of infants. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Health A Drug That Eases Miscarriages Is Difficult For Women To Get Despite evidence that mifepristone can help recovery from miscarriages, access to the medicine, which is commonly used to provide abortions, remains limited. Mara Gordon Sarah McCammon
Weekend recap: Should you feel bad about going whale watching? Bill Radke talks with our panel about the declining number of orcas in Puget Sound and if we should stop whale watching. We also look at the New York... Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
