women's health

New research estimates Kansas saw one of the most significant increases in abortions in the country, driven by a surge in patients from nearby states.

What happened to abortion numbers since Roe v. Wade fell? The Guttmacher Institute has new state-by-state numbers that show people are traveling for the procedure.

The proposed ballot initiatives would allow for abortions in the case of rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities or risks to health or safety of a mother. Several would also allow for abortions up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. are increasing, and Black mothers are at an even greater risk. EleVATE, a group prenatal care program at University Health in Kansas City, aims to improve the positive outcomes of at-risk individuals.

Postpartum depression affects approximately one-in-seven women and one-in-10 men. This fall, a newly approved medication could change how patients experiencing perinatal or postpartum mood and anxiety disorder are treated.

Between 2018 and 2020, more than 200 women in Missouri died during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth, according to a state health department report released this week. The number of deaths from suicide and firearms increased, and Black women were three times as likely to die as their white counterparts.

The Trust Women Clinic, a Wichita abortion provider, said it called police Wednesday morning after noticing a suspicious package outside the building. The incident happened one year after Kansans voted to reject a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have removed the right to abortion.

States like Missouri that passed abortion bans after the reversal of Roe v. Wade are seeing a drop in applicants for OB-GYN residencies.

According to findings from a Right Time survey, more than 50% of Missourians do not believe or know that emergency contraception is legal. The survey also found that roughly 72% of respondents across party lines want the state legislature to pass laws that make birth control more accessible and affordable.

In post-Roe America, Kansas has become one of the most traveled to states for abortion care. Despite nearly 60% of Kansans voting to protect the constitutional right to abortion last August, Republican lawmakers have passed several anti-abortion laws this year.

The anti-abortion movement is contending with a growing faction that calls for abortion patients to be criminally punished.

The Missouri Family Health Council is using federal funds to allow Missourians to request kits with free contraceptive pills by visiting their website or going to one of the partnering in-person centers to pick them up.