Utah is not immune from the opioid crisis in the United States. And unfortunately, opioid use affects pregnant and postpartum women in Utah as well. Drug-induced death is the leading cause of ...

Every year, a group of Oregon health care professionals gathers for a grim exercise — reviewing every case in which a mother died during or soon after pregnancy.

The number of unhoused women who delivered babies has surged in recent years. Caring for them requires empathy and collaboration, social service providers say.

One NJ nonprofit works to help moms struggling with addiction The Center for Great Expectations in Somerset is one of the few facilities in the state that is designed to meet the social and emotional ...

Let’s build a justice system that restores families, saves taxpayer dollars and gives children a better future.

Methadone and buprenorphine, both FDA-approved drugs, are considered the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder. They are so effective, in fact, that they are considered nearly curative for ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 7. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. This week’s episode left us all with a heavy, heavy heart.

PITTSBURGH — Megan Norris, who lives outside Pittsburgh, has battled severe heroin and fentanyl addiction for more than a decade. When she relapsed during her pregnancy earlier this year, Norris knew ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Thirty-year-old Lydia Kareha knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. “My decisions led me down a really rough path,” Kareha said. “I had a lot of felonies. I thought I was ...

Although the total fertility rate in 2024 increased slightly from the previous year to 0.75, the health care of elderly mothers is becoming more important because the proportion of mothers aged 35 or ...