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Indigenous communities continue to experience disproportionately high pregnancy-related deaths
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (241+ words) Pregnancy-related deaths among Indigenous women are higher than any other ethnic group, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Federal funding is supporting several studies and an outreach campaign to help address the issue. Carolyn Roman,…...
New report details issues pregnant women face getting medical care in ICE detention
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (430+ words) A new report from the Women's Refugee Commission and the group Physicians for Human Rights details issues pregnant women face getting medical care in ICE detention. Researchers traveled to health clinics in Honduras last November to speak with medical staff…...
For this survivor, the push to cover cancer patients' fertility treatments is personal
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (1642+ words) More young people today are being diagnosed with cancer. And that means more cancer patients are learning that their cancer treatments could leave them childless in the future. Radiation and chemotherapy can cause infertility. For Katie Asher, the news was…...
2 bills advance to require AHCCCS to cover lactation counseling
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (285+ words) Two bills advancing in the state legislature would give lower-income Arizona mothers more access to breastfeeding support. Both bills are sponsored by Republican Rep. Lisa Fink. She said breastfeeding is linked to a number of positive outcomes. "I look at…...
New study finds link between PFAS exposure and worse health outcomes for infants
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (244+ words) A study conducted by University of Arizona researchers found babies of mothers exposed to PFAS, or forever chemicals, during pregnancy had lower birth weights and higher rates of infant mortality. Researchers studied births between 2010 and 2019 in New Hampshire, because it…...
Arizona still recommends hepatitis B vaccine for newborns as CDC committee changes stance
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday voted to narrow its recommendations for hepatitis B vaccines. But the Arizona Department of Health Services said it will still encourage the vaccine for all babies in…...
This Arizona lawmaker proposes a tax credit of up to $4, 000 for women who choose to give birth
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) A Republican state lawmaker is proposing a new refundable tax credit in a bill that he says would help financially support women who choose to give birth. Only those at or below the poverty line would be eligible. If passed,…...
UA researcher launches 5-year study of maternal diet and gut nutritional memory
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (217+ words) A researcher at University of Arizona is launching a five-year study to know if gut cells called neuropods store information on maternal diets that can later influence what we eat. The study is funded by a high-risk, high-reward kind of…...
More pregnant women are being detained by ICE. Detention centers aren't equipped
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1305+ words) As the Trump administration continues its mass deportation campaign across the country, more pregnant immigrants are being detained. Under the Biden administration, there was guidance that ICE shouldn't detain pregnant or postpartum people, but President Donald Trump rescinded a similar…...
Arizona can keep WIC running through mid-November as shutdown uncertainty continues
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) Arizona now has enough funding to keep a federal program for low-income mothers and babies running in the state through mid-November if the government shutdown continues that long. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as…...