The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known as EMTALA, requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care to stabilize patients in emergency situations.
Category: Pregnancy and Childbirth
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China Told Women to Have Babies, but Its Population Shrank Again
Faced with falling births, China’s Communist Party is ignoring the citizens it needs most to help stabilize a shrinking population and maintain economic growth.
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WIC Food Assistance for Mothers and Children Faces Funding Shortfall
The Agriculture Department has warned that millions of eligible pregnant and postpartum women and their children could risk missing out on nutrition assistance if Congress does not increase funding.
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Can One of Opera’s Greatest Singers Get Her Voice Back?
Anita Rachvelishvili, the once-blazing mezzo-soprano, has struggled with vocal problems since her pregnancy two years ago.
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How Artists Are Breaking the Taboos Around Depicting Birth
For centuries, labor was deemed too messy a subject for gallery walls. A growing canon of feminist work is challenging that perception.
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When Women Artists Choose Mothering Over Making Work
Why does the act of stepping away from a creative vocation still have the power to shock?
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Legal Actions Seek Guarantee of Abortion Access for Patients in Medical Emergencies
New cases say fear and confusion about abortion bans in three states are causing doctors and hospitals to deny medically necessary abortions.
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Rats in the Walls, Baby on the Way
It’s never a good time for a rodent infestation. But now?
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FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum Depression
Because the pill works faster than other antidepressants and is taken for only two weeks, it may encourage more treatment of the debilitating condition.
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What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant
Women in the industry are speaking out about what they feel are cancellations motivated by their appearance rather than sound, even as there is a belief that pregnancy and childbirth have positive effects on the voice.