https://www.wfyi.org/tags/maternal-health maternal health en-US Copyright Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2026-01-14/eskenazi-health-announces-new-maternal-health-programs Eskenazi Health has announced two new initiatives aimed at improving maternal health following a year-long effort to assess health barriers in several Central Indiana neighborhoods. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2026-01-14/eskenazi-health-announces-new-maternal-health-programs Hanna Rauworth - Indianapolis Recorder https://www.wfyi.org/health/2024-02-26/report-finds-more-than-half-of-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. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2024-02-26/report-finds-more-than-half-of-rural-hospitals-no-longer-deliver-babies Natalie Krebs https://www.wfyi.org/health/2024-02-12/tackling-black-maternal-health-disparities-in-indianapolis IU’s Public Policy Institute found that lack of access to services, substance use disorders and discrimination in health care contributed to disparity in maternal mortality rates. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2024-02-12/tackling-black-maternal-health-disparities-in-indianapolis Jade Jackson – Indianapolis Recorder https://www.wfyi.org/health/2023-06-16/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 with no real progress. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2023-06-16/doulas-can-improve-maternal-outcomes-are-efforts-to-expand-access-working-in-indiana Lauren Bavis https://www.wfyi.org/health/2023-05-02/most-states-ensure-women-dont-lose-medicaid-shortly-after-pregnancy-missouri-may-join-them Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid dont lose coverage two months after pregnancy. Tue, 02 May 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2023-05-02/most-states-ensure-women-dont-lose-medicaid-shortly-after-pregnancy-missouri-may-join-them https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-10-18/after-black-infant-mortality-surged-in-kansas-birth-workers-jumped-into-action The U.S infant mortality rate has steadily declined over the past two decades. But some states are starting to see the reverse trend with the rate of Black infant deaths far outpacing that of White infants. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-10-18/after-black-infant-mortality-surged-in-kansas-birth-workers-jumped-into-action https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-10-12/1-in-4-indiana-counties-are-maternity-care-deserts Between 2018 and 2020, eight Indiana counties have seen improvements in access to maternity care: Adams, Daviess, Delaware, Fulton, Johnson, Lagrange, Miami, Vermillion and Wabash. And nine have gotten worse: Fayette, Greene, Henry, La Porte, Orange, Pulaski, Ripley, Scott and Steuben. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-10-12/1-in-4-indiana-counties-are-maternity-care-deserts Darian Benson https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-09-29/indianas-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. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-09-29/indianas-maternal-mortality-rate-went-from-bad-to-worse Farah Yousry https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-07-27/researchers-release-findings-from-study-looking-at-support-gaps-for-pregnant-hoosiers Researchers conducting the "Ask the Women" study spoke to people in zip codes with high infant mortality rates in an effort to understand where they experienced gaps in care. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-07-27/researchers-release-findings-from-study-looking-at-support-gaps-for-pregnant-hoosiers Benjamin Thorp https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-05-26/can-more-time-on-medicaid-lower-maternal-deaths More states are taking advantage of a provision in the American Rescue Plan that enables pregnant people to keep their Medicaid coverage longer after giving birth. Thu, 26 May 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-05-26/can-more-time-on-medicaid-lower-maternal-deaths