Guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are in place to protect those most at risk including people over 60 and those with underlying health conditions. But, doctors say there's still a lot we don't know about the risks for women who are pregnant.

It looks unlikely the House will restore employment accommodations for pregnant workers that were stripped out in the Senate last week. The issue appears headed for a summer study committee even as Gov. Eric Holcomb pushes for more.

If passed, the bill would make employers grant pregnant workers job modifications like lighter duties, longer break times, or unpaid time off work. If they dont, they would be held accountable to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission.

Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed new legislation to make Indiana the third state to extend Medicaid coverage for doulas, who provide physical and emotional assistance for mothers.

A recently published study, focused on a small group of pregnant women in Indiana, finds nearly all of them have detectable levels of a heavily-used herbicide in their body.

The free mobile app is called "Liv" and provides health information for women who are pregnant, are planning to become pregnant, or are already parents.

Doctors who can prescribe a medication for opioid addiction, and accept Medicaid, are already scarce. But even fewer will treat pregnant women. At this most vulnerable time, when both mother's and baby's lives are at stake, some doctors even drop their patients.

Even though most insurers cover the medicine women need to avoid withdrawal while pregnant, they require prior authorizations which can be riddled with bureaucratic hold-ups and clerical errors.