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Mila Jackson, now 2 years old, was returned to her family after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services used erroneous legal documents to put her in state custody. But the ACLU of Texas says the DFPS administrative procedure has left the family with an administrative guilty verdict.

When issues like bleeding and postpartum depression are left untreated, they can lead to death. Black Texans and other groups of color experience maternal mortality at higher rates, but organizations are working to change that reality.

A new Medicaid extension goes into effect today that gives pregnant Texans twelve months of postpartum coverage.

New research underlines the importance of doula care in improving maternal mortality and morbidity for pregnant Medicaid patients.

Hope Cottage in Dallas opened a maternal health clinic with HHM Health to serve uninsured and underinsured pregnant Texans.

Pregnant Texans on Medicaid will now have 12 months of postpartum coverage starting in March.

A local nonprofit formed earlier this year is seeking to open two new anti-abortion pregnancy centers that the group says will help address the Big Bend region’s persistent lack of maternal care resources.

Whistleblowers who say they work in the Texas Health and Human Services Commission are alleging some of the more than 900,000 people kicked off Medicaid were because of departmental mismanagement.

Expanding Medicaid expansion would help thousands of uninsured adults have health care coverage. Why is Texas one of 10 states that hasn't expanded yet?

A new report from the March of Dimes shows almost half of all counties in Texas don’t have adequate health care for pregnant people.

New parents in Texas will now be able to access doctor’s appointments up to a year after giving birth. A bill currently awaiting the governor’s signature extends postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to twelve months.

A new study from UT Austin shows the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on maternal health in Texas.