pregnancy

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a pregnant employee at Wabash National Corporation wanted to transfer to a role that did not require them to lie on their stomach.

Indiana’s near-total abortion ban went into effect a year ago, cutting off access for most Hoosiers.

Researchers are concerned the number of deaths and complications will increase under the near-total abortion ban.

Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy — a move some Republicans are now fighting to reverse.

Attorney General Todd Rokita claimed the reports should be released in their entirety for the sake of enforcement. Despite that, Rokita’s response to patient privacy concerns was that IDOH can redact information that could be used to identify patients.

The latest report from the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee found that deaths for pregnant or recently pregnant Hoosiers fell from 92 in 2020 to 80 in 2021, with the biggest decrease for pregnancy-associated deaths.

The tool is used to screen patients who are suffering with mental health complications associated with reproductive grief.

Drug courts and forensic diversion programs are meant to address the underlying causes of crime and lower recidivism rates. HB 1418 allows pregnant people to be directed to these options during their initial hearing, rather than later in the process.

The Medicaid Advisory Committee shared updates on the state's program offerings for aging Hoosiers and mothers.

In its review of pregnancy-related deaths in 2020, the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee found 77.8 percent of them were preventable.