Nearly $5 million in federal funding is going to community organizations and hospitals in Indiana to address the states persistent disparities in infant and maternal health outcomes. Five organizations will receive funding to address the health care and social needs of parents and infants.

A bereavement program at Riley Maternity Tower at Riley Children’s Health, called Pathways to Hope, aims to meet the emotional needs of grieving families after the loss of a pregnancy or child.

The goal of the program is to address health and socioeconomic factors that can impact maternal and infant health outcomes.

Immigrants in some states cant get Medicaid due to a federal law that bars many people on visas and green cards from receiving public assistance, including Medicaid, for their first five years in the country.

Millions of people are poised to lose access to abortion across Kentucky and parts of the Midwest pending court battles and elections. More pregnancies mean more need for prenatal care in a region already lacking.

In Iowa, midwives who are specially trained in home birth are pushing for licensure, as interest in home births rises and rural labor and delivery units continue to shutter.