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FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, first place finisher Aliphine Tuliamuk leads second place finisher Molly Seidel to the finish in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta. Tuliamuk will have company in Tokyo with her baby, Zoe, allowed to travel with her. The original plan was to start a family after the Tokyo Olympics. But when the Summer Games were postponed by the pandemic, the 32-year-old Tuliamuk and her fiance, Tim Gannon, decided not to wait. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Marathon mom: Tuliamuk on track after having baby in January

By Pat Graham Aug. 05, 2021 06:12 AM EDT

United States' Taylor Sander spikes the ball during the men's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between United States and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Dad's club leads to bonding for US men's volleyball team

By Josh Dubow Jul. 26, 2021 01:19 AM EDT

Brandon Hagy hits from the sand on the third hole during the third round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Oh, baby! Rahm says he'll leave at once for birth of child

By Doug Ferguson Mar. 23, 2021 07:15 PM EDT

This photo shows Whitnee Hawthorne and her husband, Jody Smith, on May 8, 2020, at Mount Sinai West in New York soon after Hawthorne gave birth. Pregnancy, birth and life after bringing home a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has brought on high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols and intense isolation for many of the millions of women who have done it around the world. (Whitnee Hawthorne via AP).
Anxiety, confusion, terror, relief: Giving birth in pandemic

By Leanne Italie Mar. 16, 2021 08:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the months after giving birth. A provision in the COVID relief bill will help change that. The legislation has been shepherded by Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., who serves on the House committee that oversees Medicaid, the federal-state program covering about 1 in 5 Americans, from many newborns, to low-income adults and frail nursing home residents. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)
COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deaths

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Mar. 11, 2021 05:23 AM EST

Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, center, listens as members of the Senate Appropriations Committee discuss a grant program supporting small businesses using federal funds proposed by Sen. Josh Harkins, R-Flowood, unseen, during a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Friday, May 8, 2020 at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Lawmakers through various committees are considering requests for monies from the $1.25 billion in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) fund. The coronavirus stimulus funds are destined to assist small businesses affected by COVID-19. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi considers longer postpartum Medicaid coverage

By Leah Willingham Feb. 02, 2021 02:43 PM EST

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout, second from right, talks with Brian Goodwin, right, and other teammates before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Angels' Trout calls for daily virus tests, homers in return

By Greg Beacham Aug. 04, 2020 09:30 PM EDT