Articles tagged as: pregnancy
February 26, 2024
Report finds more 42% of Indiana's rural hospitals no longer deliver babies
The report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform found a growing number of rural hospitals no longer deliver babies.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2024
Pregnant people charged with drug crimes could get treatment earlier under new bill
Lawmakers want to get pregnant people who have been charged with drug crimes into treatment earlier. The House passed a bill that would allow pregnant people charged with a drug crime to be referred to a forensic diversion program or drug court during their initial hearing.
Read MoreAugust 21, 2023
New federal law could protect Indiana’s pregnant workers. Enforcement now a key concern
A new federal law requires most employers to give reasonable pregnancy accommodations to workers. However, the original language of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is somewhat broad and enforcement is complicated. The federal agency in charge of enforcing the law is trying to help workers and employers understand it.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2022
Indiana’s maternal mortality rate went from bad to worse
The latest maternal mortality report from the Indiana State Department of Health found that more women are dying during pregnancy and up to a year after delivery in Indiana.
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2022
Pregnant people who use substances need support. Peer recovery doulas can help
Pregnant people struggling with addiction fear mistreatment from health care providers and worry about the possibility that they'll lose custody of their baby.
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2022
Pregnant Hoosiers on Medicaid can stay insured a full year postpartum
Pregnant Hoosiers enrolled in Medicaid used to be at risk losing that coverage 60 days after giving birth. Indiana has now received federal approval to extend that coverage to a full year.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2021
Indiana groups call on U.S. Senate to pass pregnant worker accommodations
Several political advocacy groups in Indiana are pressing the U.S. Senate to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2021
Box Urges Pregnant People To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box is urging pregnant people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Box said she's worried about the increasingly apparent harm the virus can pose to them and their babies.
Read MoreMay 26, 2021
Health Experts Discuss How To Lower Indiana's Maternal Mortality Rate
Indiana's maternal mortality rate ranks near the bottom when compared to other states, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 60 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
Pregnant Worker Bill, Passed By General Assembly, Set To Become Law
A bill telling pregnant workers they can ask for workplace accommodations without retaliation is one step away from becoming law after it passed a final vote in the General Assembly.
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