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Bill clarifying women’s right to divorce while pregnant heads to Missouri governor

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Bill clarifying women’s right to divorce while pregnant heads to Missouri governor • Missouri Independent

The legislation, which received unanimously approval, is the first non-budget bill to be sent to Gov. Mike Kehoe this legislative session.

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‘Shockingly unique’: Why St. Louis program for antepartum moms is getting national attention

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‘Shockingly unique’: Why St. Louis program for antepartum moms is getting national attention • Missouri Independent

A longtime antepartum arts and crafts program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis acts as group therapy for expectant moms.

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Houston Public Media Jan 1, 2024

Houston received an F in March of Dimes’ 2023 Report Card for maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, after seeing an alarmingly high preterm birth rate.

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Texas has ‘alarmingly’ high maternal, infant mortality rates, study shows

While the U.S. as a whole already has a relatively high preterm birth rate of 10.4 percent, Texas is even worse, with a preterm birth rate of 11.3 percent. Houston’s is larger still, at 12.1 percent, meaning one in every eight babies born in the Houston area is premature.

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