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Texas’ fertility rose after new abortion restrictions, raising concerns that special education and specialized health care will be stretched even thinner.

The uptick comes a year after Texas’ six-week abortion ban went into effect in 2021.

Homicide is a leading cause of maternal mortality, and experts say the problem is getting worse.

Oklahoma ranks in the top five states for babies born with syphilis, but that could change soon, after the governor signed a bill that will require more frequent screenings for pregnant patients.

As HPPR has reported in the past, the mortality rate for new mothers in Texas has skyrocketed in recent years.Texas now has a higher rate of…

Yesterday HPPR reported on how pregnancy-related deaths in Texas doubled in the year after the state cut funding to women’s health programs. Now, as the…

Pregnant women are often treated terribly while in Texas jails, according to a revealing new story in The Texas Observer. Since 1980, the number of…

Texas democratic lawmakers have introduced two bills that would change health and sex education curriculum. KUT News reported the bills are in response to…