Maternal Health /tags/maternal-health Maternal Health en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:52:03 GMT Dads to Doulas educates Black fathers on prenatal and postpartum stages /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-19/dads-to-doulas-educates-black-fathers-on-prenatal-and-postpartum-stages Brad Edwards and doula Kyra Betts chat at a Dads to Doulas information session in a birthing suite in Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:52:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-19/dads-to-doulas-educates-black-fathers-on-prenatal-and-postpartum-stages Miya Norfleet Missouri law doesn't clearly protect IVF. But the procedure is safe, for now /health-science-environment/2024-09-17/missouri-law-doesnt-clearly-protect-ivf-but-the-procedure-is-safe-for-now A decades-old Missouri law states life begins at conception, which some IVF patients worry puts the procedure at risk. Fertility lawyer Tim Schlesinger said court cases protect the in vitro fertilization, for now. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-17/missouri-law-doesnt-clearly-protect-ivf-but-the-procedure-is-safe-for-now Sarah Fentem In Ghana, Okunsola Amadou dreamed of a birth center. She built it in Ferguson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-09/ghana-okunsola-amadou-birth-center-ferguson She traveled to Africa to find her calling. Years later, she’s trained hundreds of doulas. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-09/ghana-okunsola-amadou-birth-center-ferguson Danny Wicentowski Heart problems, mental health issues are the leading causes of maternal deaths in Missouri /health-science-environment/2024-09-04/heart-problems-mental-health-issues-leading-causes-of-maternal-deaths-in-missouri For every 100,000 births in Missouri between 2017 and 2021, more than 32 people died because of pregnancy-related complications — an average of 70 deaths annually. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-04/heart-problems-mental-health-issues-leading-causes-of-maternal-deaths-in-missouri Sarah Fentem Missouri among the worst states for women’s health and reproductive care, study finds /health-science-environment/2024-07-26/missouri-worst-states-women-health-and-reproductive-care Missouri continues to see maternal and infant mortality rates, breast and cervical cancer death rates, preterm births, congenital syphilis and depression around pregnancy at rates that are higher than the national average. It also fared among the worst nationally for mental health. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-26/missouri-worst-states-women-health-and-reproductive-care Anna Spoerre Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won't have another /health-science-environment/2024-05-28/illinois-new-parent-cost-medical-debt Millions of new parents in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt during and after pregnancy, forcing many to cut back on food, clothing, and other essentials. Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-28/illinois-new-parent-cost-medical-debt Noam Levey How STL Cannamoms is fighting back against the stigma of legal cannabis use /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-16/how-stl-cannamoms-is-fighting-back-against-the-stigma-of-legal-cannabis-use An online mom group with over 3,600 members connects over the use of and interest in cannabis and the realities of motherhood. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 22:14:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-16/how-stl-cannamoms-is-fighting-back-against-the-stigma-of-legal-cannabis-use Miya Norfleet St. Louis officials promote Black doula care by working with local clinic /race-identity-and-faith/2024-04-11/jamaa-birth-village-st-louis-tishaura-jones-collaboration Jamaa Birth Village in Ferguson and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office are partnering to help St. Louisans understand the importance of Black doulas. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-04-11/jamaa-birth-village-st-louis-tishaura-jones-collaboration Andrea Y. Henderson Federal health officials aim to keep Missouri mothers and infants from dying after childbirth /health-science-environment/2024-04-03/federal-officials-want-to-keep-missouri-mothers-and-infants-from-dying Leaders from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration visited St. Louis University on Wednesday to discuss what federal officials could do to reduce the state’s high rate of maternal and infant deaths. Community health workers, patients and government officials took part in a roundtable at St. Louis University with agency officials from Washington, D.C. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 23:18:52 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-03/federal-officials-want-to-keep-missouri-mothers-and-infants-from-dying Sarah Fentem Health workers say at-risk Missouri moms need help during and after pregnancy /health-science-environment/2024-03-22/health-workers-say-at-risk-missouri-moms-need-help-during-and-after-pregnancy At an event about pregnancy and maternal health convened by the St. Louis Department of Health on Thursday, a panel of health workers said quality pre- and post-natal health care provided by workers beyond clinical health settings is essential to reducing the state’s maternal and infant mortality rates. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-22/health-workers-say-at-risk-missouri-moms-need-help-during-and-after-pregnancy Sarah Fentem