An important aspect of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates is connecting pregnant people to prenatal care earlier. But that can be difficult in rural areas that are considered maternal care deserts. A hospital on the edge of Indiana’s largest obstetric care desert created a clinic to remove at least one barrier to that care.

Pregnant people struggling with addiction fear mistreatment from health care providers and worry about the possibility that they'll lose custody of their baby.

Researchers conducting the "Ask the Women" study spoke to people in zip codes with high infant mortality rates in an effort to understand where they experienced gaps in care.

Senate lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to make their own decisions about pregnancy care.

A bill moving through the legislature would allow pregnant teenagers, who are at least 16, to direct their own care.