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Luminis Health breaks ground on new PG County facility
Luminis Health system leaders, local and state officials, clinicians, and stakeholders held a groundbreaking for a women's health pavilion.
Coinsurance, not deductibles, drives racial gaps in maternity costs
Black and Hispanic patients pay more for maternity care than white patients, a Maryland-linked study finds, as states push to curb cost disparities.
UMMS launches first-of-its-kind remote fetal monitoring center on East Coast
The University of Maryland Medical System unveiled NEST, an AI-assisted remote fetal monitoring center improving safety and outcomes.
Trump’s comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families
Trump’s claims linking Tylenol in pregnancy to autism drew backlash from families, doctors and advocates who say the science does not support it.
Hospital tells family brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban
A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered.
COVID-19 linked to increase in pregnancy-related deaths
COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year.
With Roe v Wade in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy
In a post-Roe world — if the Supreme Court upends the 1973 decision that legalized abortion — search data would become more valuable, and women more vulnerable.
Bar exam will be unforgettable for new mom
Welcome to Monday, the 41st anniversary of the first made three-point shot in National Basketball Association history, thanks to Chris Ford of the Boston Celtics. Here are some news items […]
EEOC alleges woman was fired due to high-risk pregnancy
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit Wednesday alleging a pet waste removal company discriminated against a woman due to her high-risk pregnancy. Charlottesville, Virginia-based DoodyCalls Inc. hired Amanda Peal […]
High court sides with Trump admin. in pregnant teen case
The Supreme Court is rejecting a suggestion by the Trump administration that lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union might deserve to be sanctioned in the case of a pregnant immigrant teen it helped obtain an abortion.
Senate, House pass bills requiring prison pregnancy policies
Legislation to require state and local prisons to have written policies regarding pregnant inmates' medical care has passed the Senate and House of Delegates and appears headed to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk pending additional, procedural votes.
Abortion returns to Supreme Court as clinics claim speech rights
For years, abortion-rights advocates have used the First Amendment as a weapon to challenge laws that require doctors to display an ultrasound or describe a fetus in detail to a patient. Now it's the anti-abortion side that says its speech rights are being violated.
