/tags/pregnancy pregnancy en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:32:56 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-24/a-texas-bill-offers-clarity-on-abortion-exemptions-heres-what-doctors-think Abortion is legal in Texas only when the life of the mother or a “major bodily function” is at risk. Doctors, who could face prison time for performing an abortion, have been seeking clarification on the exception. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:32:56 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-24/a-texas-bill-offers-clarity-on-abortion-exemptions-heres-what-doctors-think Olivia Aldridge /health-wellness/2025-01-30/many-new-moms-in-texas-dont-know-they-qualify-for-a-year-of-medicaid-doctors-say “Now that we have this coverage, what do we do to make sure women can get it?,” one health advocate said. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:37:41 GMT /health-wellness/2025-01-30/many-new-moms-in-texas-dont-know-they-qualify-for-a-year-of-medicaid-doctors-say Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2024-12-11/hospitals-gave-patients-meds-during-childbirth-then-reported-them-for-positive-drug-tests Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:33:19 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-11/hospitals-gave-patients-meds-during-childbirth-then-reported-them-for-positive-drug-tests Shoshana Walter | The Marshall Project /health-wellness/2024-07-18/texas-is-the-second-worst-state-for-womens-health-outcomes-a-new-study-says A new national study ranks Texas among the lowest-performing states for women’s health outcomes. Only Mississippi ranked worse. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-18/texas-is-the-second-worst-state-for-womens-health-outcomes-a-new-study-says Bekah Morr /health-wellness/2024-05-15/more-people-in-states-like-texas-are-using-telehealth-to-access-abortion-researchers-say More than half of people who've used telehealth come from states like Texas that have banned or severely limited access to abortion. Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-05-15/more-people-in-states-like-texas-are-using-telehealth-to-access-abortion-researchers-say Bekah Morr /health-wellness/2024-05-10/el-paso-mother-medical-negligence-texas-supreme-court The Texas Supreme Court says Grissel Velasco can't recover damages the birth of a healthy child. She alleged the pregnancy was caused by her doctor's negligence. Fri, 10 May 2024 15:25:23 GMT /health-wellness/2024-05-10/el-paso-mother-medical-negligence-texas-supreme-court Toluwani Osibamowo /health-wellness/2024-04-26/dallas-abortion-pregnancy-resource-center The First Unitarian Church of Dallas is starting The Truth Pregnancy Resource Center to counter anti-abortion messages from crisis pregnancy centers. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:09:51 GMT /health-wellness/2024-04-26/dallas-abortion-pregnancy-resource-center Elena Rivera /2024-04-16/pregnant-black-maternal-death-texas 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. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-04-16/pregnant-black-maternal-death-texas Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2024-03-14/how-to-get-birth-control-and-emergency-contraception-in-texas Contraception options are available through most health insurance plans and government-funded clinics. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:03:01 GMT /health-wellness/2024-03-14/how-to-get-birth-control-and-emergency-contraception-in-texas María Méndez | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2024-03-14/texas-medical-board-plans-to-discuss-guidance-for-emergency-exceptions-to-state-abortion-laws The state agency is responding to a petition from two attorneys to clear up ambiguity about when emergency abortions are allowed Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:15:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-03-14/texas-medical-board-plans-to-discuss-guidance-for-emergency-exceptions-to-state-abortion-laws Olivia Aldridge