The maternal health crisis in the United States is only getting worse—especially in the South. Despite advances in prenatal care, the region continues to face disproportionately high rates of fetal mortality, poor maternal health outcomes, and dwindling access to care. Now, as Congress debates deep cuts to Medicaid, a new analysis of the Center for […]
Chelsea Becker, Woman Incarcerated for Pregnancy Loss, Released on Bail
On Tuesday, a California Judge granted Chelsea Becker’s request to be released on her own recognizance, and she will enter a residential treatment facility upon release. Becker had a stillbirth in 2019, and at the time Kings County District Attorney Keith L. Fagundes claimed that the stillbirth was caused by methamphetamine use, on no scientific […]