Erica Hensley

Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth

Mississippi hospitals deliver more babies (per capita) by c-section than anywhere else in the U.S.

Erica Hensley

In the state with the most C-sections, these hospitals are challenging the status quo

This is the second story in Fuller's series with Mississippi Today: Mississippi’s C-section problem

Sanket Jain

Scientists are just starting to understand the links between climate change and maternal mental health. India’s community health workers are already finding ways to tackle it

How climate change is endangering maternal health in India, causing pregnancy loss and worsening mental health

Louise Donovan

'It’s heartbreaking' – Sudan’s worsening maternal health crisis

Dr Safa Ali helps dozens of patients a day. But there’s one she won’t easily forget

Erica Hensley

Born still, in legal and medical limbo

Bad data, few autopsies, shocked parents—the stillbirth crisis is getting another look and some tools to address it

Erica Hensley

New federal report calls out clinical trials for excluding pregnant women

A new report from the influential National Academies of Sciences pushes back on the unspoken rule in medical research that pregnant and breastfeeding women are too vulnerable and risky to include in clinical trials

Erica Hensley

‘We’re waving our white flag’: What physicians say they need from the U.S. to stop syphilis spread

Not since 1950 have more pregnant women and babies been sick with syphilis — a perfect storm of slashed public health funding and the spread of maternity-care deserts

Cheena Kapoor

India has made remarkable progress cutting maternal deaths. Could climate change pose a threat?

Severe seasonal water shortages are forcing hospitals in India to close their doors to women in labor, raising fears that maternal health gains could be threatened