maternal mortality

New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Texas was one of four states whose infant mortality rate rose from 2021 to 2022.

The Afiya Center has expanded its mission, navigating challenges to empower Black women and promote reproductive justice.

Whistleblowers who say they work in the Texas Health and Human Services Commission are alleging some of the more than 900,000 people kicked off Medicaid were because of departmental mismanagement.

Expanding Medicaid expansion would help thousands of uninsured adults have health care coverage. Why is Texas one of 10 states that hasn't expanded yet?

A new report from the March of Dimes shows almost half of all counties in Texas don’t have adequate health care for pregnant people.

New parents in Texas will now be able to access doctor’s appointments up to a year after giving birth. A bill currently awaiting the governor’s signature extends postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to twelve months.

A new study from UT Austin shows the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on maternal health in Texas.

House Bill 12, authored by state Rep. Toni Rose, needs to clear one more procedural hurdle before moving to the Texas Senate.

Postpartum depression, anxiety and loneliness can impact health outcomes for parents and babies. Here's how one North Texas organization is supporting people by building community.

Dallas couple Rodney and Temecia Jackson claim CPS workers removed their baby late last month.

Nurses, researchers and health agencies gather in Austin this week to address maternal mortality and morbidity in the state. This comes as state lawmakers consider bills aimed at expanding family health care access.

Hours on the phone trying to find a doctor and limited postpartum care are only some challenges pregnant people face. But advocates and birth workers hope this legislative session will extend coverage and address gaps in the system.