New Hampshire's Executive Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a contract to study ways to expand women's access to health services, two months after councilors initially rejected it.

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Even before the Trump administration’s headline-grabbing assaults on public institutions, our democracy was showing alarming signs of distress. A 2023 Brookings Institution report found that the Unite ...

Years later in medical school, I was shocked to learn that pyridoxine/doxylamine in pregnancy is completely safe. Though ...

Feeding choices during breastfeeding week highlight ongoing debates around pumping, formula, and guilt. Experts stress that ...

In early 2025, when the hospital finalized the program’s expansion to four certified nurse midwives (CNM) to its medical staff, that vision was fully realized. The CNMs now provide 24/7 coverage and ...

The joy of welcoming a new baby is often accompanied by another reality many families aren’t prepared for: postpartum mood disorders (PPMD). On a recent episode of Bloom, ...

Healthbeat reports that reconnecting Black women with nature can improve maternal health, addressing systemic inequalities ...

Grist reports that climate disasters like Superstorm Sandy can impact fetal brain development, leading to long-term emotional ...

Males born in summer months reported higher depression symptom scores than males born during other seasons, according to a ...

A panel organized by the FDA cast doubts on the safety of antidepressants during pregnancy — drawing ire from doctors who say ...