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Akron Children's launches new app to support families
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (268+ words) CLEVELAND "Akron Children's Hospital is offering a new way for families to find support from pregnancy into early childhood through the launch of a new app. The Mother and Baby App is a free digital resource providing medical information, practical…...
Coping with loss on Mother's Day
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (331+ words) You're not alone. Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Coping with loss on Mother's Day NATIONWIDE " While Mother's Day is a day of joy and celebration for many, there…...
UK Health maternity unit designed for calm recovery
2+ mon, 15+ hour ago (324+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. "UK Health is providing parents and babies with a new and improved space for their first moments together. UK's Albert B. Chandler Hospital is getting ready to open a new mother-baby unit offering reassured care and newborn bonding time....
Bill proposes 24-hour waiting period for abortions
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (471+ words) OHIO "A new bill in Ohio, the "She Wins Act," is one step closer to becoming law as it passed out of committee Wednesday and is making its way to the House floor for a vote. The Speaker of the…...
Evers signs bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to a year
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (506+ words) WISCONSIN " Wisconsin moms can now get postpartum Medicaid coverage for a year. Gov. Tony Evers signed the bill on Wednesday extending coverage from 60 days. The extended coverage will be available starting July 1 this year. Evers said this was a long…...
NICU patients have luck on their side celebrating their first St. Patrick's Day
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (104+ words) Spectrum News Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More NICU patients have luck on their side celebrating their first St. Patrick's Day WISCONSIN " This St. Patrick's Day, the leprechauns have…...
Kentucky women's health report finds gaps in care, maternity care deserts
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. "The Status of Kentucky Women's Health report, published by the Kentucky Commission on Women in March, reveals that the commonwealth is lagging. The report looks at key findings such as rates of insurance coverage, chronic disease prevalence, cancer…...
New training aims to help prevent pregnancy-related deaths
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (501+ words) OHIO "A new program is aiming to help prevent pregnancy-related deaths. According to the Ohio Department of Health, two dozen of mothers die each year in Ohio and experts said more than half of those deaths can be prevented. That's…...
Baby born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
5+ mon, 23+ hour ago (722+ words) Suze Lopez holds her'baby'boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he'came into the world. Before little Ryu was'born, he developed outside his mom's womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovarian cyst " a dangerous situation so rare that his…...
$245, 000 to go toward improving maternal, infant health outcomes in Ohio
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (137+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio "The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation announced it has recently awarded $245, 000 in grants across Ohio to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. According to the March of Dimes, more than one in 10 babies in the state…...