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When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to death. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations are working to change that reality.
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The state agency will collect public comment on the proposed rule for at least 30 days before it can be considered for final approval.
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A new Medicaid extension goes into effect today that gives pregnant Texans twelve months of postpartum coverage.
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New research underlines the importance of doula care in improving maternal mortality and morbidity for pregnant Medicaid patients.
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Hope Cottage in Dallas opened a maternal health clinic with HHM Health to serve uninsured and underinsured pregnant Texans.
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Rebecca Jackson remembers seeing her mother experience several complications that jeopardized her health while she was pregnant.
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Pregnant Texans on Medicaid will now have 12 months of postpartum coverage starting in March.
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Our reporters at KERA did some amazing work. Here's the stories we believe are the most impactful of 2023.
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This is a collection of the photos that tell the story of 2023 in North Texas
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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.
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The Afiya Center has expanded its mission, navigating challenges to empower Black women and promote reproductive justice.
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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.