Pregnancy and childbirth
Lora Webster with the U.S. women's sitting volleyball team, sets the ball during practice in Edmond, Okla., on July 24, 2021. She's five months pregnant and expecting her fourth child. This is the second Paralympics in which she's been pregnant, and the third time during a competition. She and her American teammates face Brazil on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in the semifinals as Webster tries for her fifth Paralympic medal. (Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman via AP)
American Lora Webster: 5 months pregnant and after 5th medal

By Stephen Wade Sep. 02, 2021 03:42 AM EDT

FILE - Canada guard Kim Gaucher pulls down a rebound during the first half of a women's basketball game against the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, file photo. Canadian basketball player Kim Gaucher, who is breastfeeding her infant daughter, has won in her quest to bring the baby to the Tokyo Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says nursing mothers will now be allowed to bring their babies to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Breastfeeding Olympians allowed to bring babies to Tokyo

Jun. 30, 2021 12:22 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 8, 2021. Editorial: Fetterman should stop flouting flag law and obey it Pennsylvania Lt....

Vaccine hesitancy a problem in effort to return to 'normal'

By Kim Chandler Apr. 30, 2021 03:32 PM EDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Vaccines for COVID-19 are now widely available in Alabama, but the problem is some people remain hesitant to take it, State Health...

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, kicking off her book tour, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at George Washington University in Washington. On Friday, April 30, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that a copy of Harris’ children's book, “Superheroes Are Everywhere,” is being given to every migrant child in a Long Beach, Calif., facility housing unaccompanied minors who recently arrived at the border. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 01:28 PM EDT

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks in front of the 94-foot-long, 21,000-pound model of a blue whale, wearing a bandage, at the COVID-19 vaccination site, in the Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life, at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The Latest: Health panel urges restarting J&J vaccinations

By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2021 12:51 AM EDT

A person walks past a nature mural on Earth Day during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Las Vegas strip clubs given OK to reopen May 1

By The Associated Press Apr. 22, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 7, 2020 file photo, a pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries with hundreds during a food pantry sponsored by Healthy Waltham for those in need due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass. One of the largest reports on Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy bolsters evidence that it is safe although more rigorous research is needed. The new evidence from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was published Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in the New England Journal of Medicine. Johnson & Johnson’s now paused vaccine was not included. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
New data reassuring for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy

By Lindsey Tanner Apr. 21, 2021 05:03 PM EDT

Broad support for NC bill to bar shackling pregnant inmates

By Gary D. Robertson Apr. 20, 2021 01:03 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bipartisan legislative effort to improve the care of pregnant women in North Carolina's prisons and jails will protect the mothers and...

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press Apr. 13, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
South Bend Tribune. April 11, 2021. Editorial: Indiana’s pregnancy accommodations bill doesn’t provide any It sounds...

Indiana Senate OKs optional pregnant worker accommodations

By Casey Smith Apr. 06, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislators gave final approval to a bill that won’t require businesses to make accommodations for pregnant workers, despite an...

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks after receiving his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine during the state's first mass vaccination clinic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, March 5, 2021, in Indianapolis. The state health department said nearly 17,000 people had filled up four days of appointments for the speedway clinic being held Friday through Monday. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Pregnant worker protections short of Indiana governor's goal

By Tom Davies Apr. 03, 2021 10:45 AM 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

People wait after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the COVID-19 in a vaccination center in the Lyon sports arena, central France, Thursday, Fev. 18, 2021. French Health Minister Olivier Veran promised stepped-up testing and vaccinations, but the government has resisted calls from some local doctors and leaders for a new lockdown. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
The Latest: Nevada has 1st confirmed case of SAfrica variant

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2021 05:57 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press Feb. 09, 2021 02:00 PM EST
Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Feb. 5, 2021. Editorial: House GOP education bill out of step with Hoosiers A few years ago,...

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

What should I know about COVID-19 vaccines if I’m pregnant? AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin
What should I know about COVID-19 vaccines if I'm pregnant?

By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 03:52 AM EST

Pregnant women sing and dance before being assisted in a health unit where several women look for assistance with prenatal care in Koidu, district of Kono, Sierra Leone, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Many African, Asian families marry off daughters amid virus

By Krista Larson Dec. 14, 2020 03:09 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Dec. 07, 2020 12:00 PM EST
The Dallas Morning News. Dec. 6, 2020 Lawmakers can end Texas’ dismal record on maternal mortality The lives of many...