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She was told her twin sons wouldn’t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway.

Miranda Michel, 26, couldn’t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn’t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term.

The Texas Tribune

How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in Texas

More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Texas continues to be the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions. But some questions and changes to abortion and birth control access have arisen since then.

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court divided on married woman’s right to abort 26-week pregnancy

Supreme Court expresses anguish over possibility of survival of 26-week pregnant woman's foetus. Asks which court will say "stop the fetal heartbeat". Bench wonders why earlier report was ambiguous. Woman's counsel asked to file affidavit on what she wants to do.

The Hindu

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Pregnant woman says boob job in Turkey saved her life

Routine tests revealed Lauren Parker was suffering from a life-threatening condition

The Independent UK

Missouri's strict abortion ban could change. Even a GOP-led group thinks it should.

Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Abortion rights advocates hope to put forward a ballot initiative next year to take the issue directly to voters.

WEKU

Pregnant migrants in Chicago, isolated and afraid, cobble together prenatal care any way they can

“I’m scared I will go into labor in the shelter,” a Venezuelan mother-to-be said. “But, if I put my faith in God, I feel it will be OK.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman sues hospital for denying her treatment for debilitating headaches because she’s ‘of childbearing age’

Tara Rule claims she ran into issues with New York neurologist when she was seeking treatment for cluster headaches

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Pregnant Oti Mabuse shares battle with painful pregnancy condition

The Strictly Come Dancing professional said that ‘walking, sitting and driving’ had all become difficult for her

Evening Standard

Pregnancy leads to permanent rewiring of brain, study suggests

Research in mice reveals hormonal changes late in pregnancy trigger parenting instinct and switch in priorities

The Guardian - UK

Hormone changes could explain ‘baby brain’

Research on mice found that while some hormonal changes lasted for a month after birth, some were permanent.

The Independent UK

Gemma Atkinson hits back at trolls after being mum-shamed for ‘dangerous’ picture of baby son

The ex Hollyoaks star has previously been targeted on social media for ‘gender stereotyping’, working out post pregnancy and her decision to stop breastfeeding

Evening Standard

New book to commemorate babies lost to miscarriage in Scotland opens

A new book commemorating babies lost to miscarriage has opened, with First Minister Humza Yousaf saying it could provide comfort to those who have…

The National (Scotland)

Study results hailed ‘significant step forward’ managing diabetes in pregnancy

Gestational diabetes, characterised by elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy, affects almost three million women worldwide every year.

The Independent UK

DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months

When Ron DeSantis said during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, some anti-abortion activists called it the news they had been waiting months to hear

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The Guardian - AU

Judge stands aside in ANZ pregnancy discrimination case after ‘candid’ comments revealed

‘Extraordinary turn of events’ sees judge in long-running court case step aside after being recorded making remarks

Salon

Drop in teen births is slowing

The war against abortion rights, sex ed and more may unravel decades of progress

The Texas Tribune

‘They just tried to scare us’: Anti-abortion centers teach sex ed inside some Texas public schools

The groups work in dozens of school districts across the state, but some public health experts say their curricula can be misleading and biased.

The Independent UK

Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina's new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place

A federal judge blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues

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The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of women travelling from Scotland to England for abortion care

HUNDREDS of women have been forced to travel from Scotland to England to access abortion care in just over four years, according to official data,…

Zenger

Job Loss Increases Miscarriage Risk For Pregnant People, Study Finds

University of Essex research reveals a 23.5% miscarriage rate when either parent loses their job during pregnancy.

The Conversation

Face pareidolia: how pregnant women could help us understand why we see faces in inanimate objects

Sometimes we see faces that aren’t really there. You may be looking at the front of a car or a burnt piece of toast when you notice a face-like pattern. This is called face pareidolia and is a mistake made by the brain’s face detection system.

The Independent UK

Smokers 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age.

Evening Standard

Premature birth risk from smoking while pregnant higher than previously thought, study finds

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age

The Guardian - UK

Smoking in pregnancy increases risk of premature birth threefold, study finds

Risk of smoking double the previous estimate, but research finds no link between above average caffeine intake and pre-term babies

The Independent UK

Smoking during pregnancy doubles premature birth risk, study finds

The University of Cambridge study also found smoking meant the baby was four times more likely to be small for its gestational age.

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