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Aeroflow Healthcare has been pushing state lawmakers to end sales tax on necessary items such as diapers, breast pumps and other incontinence products.
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The Commonwealth Fund’s new report includes 12 new measures that evaluate and rank states on reproductive services and women’s health care.
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When it comes to reproductive health care, at what point did you realize things have changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned?
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A WWNO/WRKF review of 33 crisis pregnancy websites and the services they advertise found that the majority offer nearly no maternal health care, nearly no reproductive health care, and some provide health misinformation, including the potentially dangerous practice of “abortion reversal.”
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The city of Birmingham has teamed up with BirthWell Partners’ community doula project to sponsor 32 trainees to work in underserved communities.
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Across the Gulf South, hospitals are cutting labor and delivery services. A program at UMMC hopes to equip health care professionals to fill in the rising gaps.
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Alabama’s chemical endangerment laws are strict, especially for pregnant women. One program offers alternatives to jail for treating prenatal substance use.
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PRCs, like Life Choices in Columbus, can help expecting mothers in several ways, but experts say they're not a substitute for actual health care.
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Record-high maternal and infant mortality rates are just some of the reasons why pregnancy in the state is “an inherent medical risk,” the report’s author says.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about a new partnership that aims to increase access to lactation services, specifically in rural areas. We also discuss the legacy of Saints head coach Sean Payton and hear how New Orleans parents are responding to the vaccine mandate at public schools.