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Music therapy can reduce stress in premature infants and help them recover from medical procedures. University of Missouri researchers are now studying whether music therapy also affects their long-term brain development.

A proposed bipartisan bill would greatly increase the length of health care coverage for new mothers.

Two legislators say allowing incarcerated women who give birth in prison to keep their babies with them can benefit both child and mother.

No companies will offer malpractice insurance to physician-independent birth centers in Kansas, taking options away from mothers, midwives say.

TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansans will likely vote this August on whether to become the fourth state to enshrine in their constitution that abortion isn't a…

Segment 1: A young Kansas City poet reads Dear White Police Officer.Veronica Clay was one of the featured performers at the Kansas City Jazz Museum for…

COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS — Preschool was a logistical boon for Delice Downing and an educational bonanza for her son, Adrian.The head volleyball coach and…

Every woman who gives birth has the possibility of developing postpartum depression. That includes nearly one in seven mothers in Missouri, which ranks…

Buoyed by the biggest gift in its history, $10 million from the Sunderland Foundation, Truman Medical Centers on Thursday launched an ambitious campaign…

Many Kansas families may not be following safe sleep practices meant to cut down the risk that infants could die in their sleep.The first survey of its…

Segment 1: Will redevelopment on a single block of Troost be the bellweather for how the city revitalizes other neighborhoods?Clemons Real Estate has now…

Kansas City has its fair share of historic buildings, but they're not always easy to find and appreciate. Today, learn how a new guidebook is bringing…