/tags/maternal-health maternal health en-US Copyright Wed, 29 May 2024 11:17:52 GMT /2024-05-29/a-number-of-factors-cause-moms-to-die-in-labor-ohio-reps-hope-a-wide-reaching-bill-can-help Ohio has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the county. Legislators are joining a federal push to invest in solutions. Wed, 29 May 2024 11:17:52 GMT /2024-05-29/a-number-of-factors-cause-moms-to-die-in-labor-ohio-reps-hope-a-wide-reaching-bill-can-help Kendall Crawford /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-17/ohio-doula-services-medicaid Experts outline the challenges ahead of an October rollout. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-04-17/ohio-doula-services-medicaid /2023-07-17/could-midwives-help-fill-ohios-maternity-care-gaps-some-rural-practitioners-think-so Maternal care options have declined across the state. Some say midwives could increase access for small towns, but a lack of licensure puts limits on the care they can provide. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:11:16 GMT /2023-07-17/could-midwives-help-fill-ohios-maternity-care-gaps-some-rural-practitioners-think-so Kendall Crawford /2023-07-07/report-maternal-mortality-rates-nearly-doubled-for-white-hispanic-hoosiers-in-20-year-study Indiana had one of the highest maternal mortality rate increases in the nation between 1999 to 2019, according to a new study. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:34:38 GMT /2023-07-07/report-maternal-mortality-rates-nearly-doubled-for-white-hispanic-hoosiers-in-20-year-study Violet Comber-Wilen /health/2023-07-06/doulas-can-improve-maternal-outcomes-are-efforts-to-expand-access-working-in-indiana Indiana lawmakers recognize that doulas can improve maternal outcomes. So, they passed new laws and dispensed millions of dollars in grants to expand access to doula services. Except there's been no real progress. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:17:04 GMT /health/2023-07-06/doulas-can-improve-maternal-outcomes-are-efforts-to-expand-access-working-in-indiana Lauren Bavis /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-06-20/maternal-stress-infant-brain-development-side-effects New research out of the University of Cincinnati associates maternal stress with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-06-20/maternal-stress-infant-brain-development-side-effects /2023-05-05/indianas-my-healthy-baby-program-now-available-in-all-92-counties The obstetrical navigator initiative was created just four years ago. It helps provide free, at-home support and services for pregnant people and new parents on Medicaid up through the first year of the child's life. Mon, 08 May 2023 15:23:31 GMT /2023-05-05/indianas-my-healthy-baby-program-now-available-in-all-92-counties Brandon Smith /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-08-04/doctors-stricter-abortion-bans-more-maternal-deaths Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, scholars noted that states with the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. also had higher maternal mortality rates. Now, researchers warn, those death rates could get even worse. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-08-04/doctors-stricter-abortion-bans-more-maternal-deaths /health/2022-05-30/kentucky-extend-medicaid-coverage-12-months-after-birth It’s one of 11 states recently approved to extend coverage, and comes after the Biden administration notified Medicaid agencies in December of a change under the American Rescue Plan Act that would allow states to amend their Medicaid plans. Mon, 30 May 2022 20:38:09 GMT /health/2022-05-30/kentucky-extend-medicaid-coverage-12-months-after-birth Aprile Rickert /podcast/cincinnati-edition/2022-03-24/supportive-housing-teen-moms-north-avondale-cincinnati Rosemary Oglesby-Henry wants to raise the funds to purchase a historic mansion to convert it into a resource center Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:04:29 GMT /podcast/cincinnati-edition/2022-03-24/supportive-housing-teen-moms-north-avondale-cincinnati