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With abortion access changing in many states, college health centers are trying to understand their rights and responsibilities when counseling students who become pregnant.
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IVF patients question if they will be able to discard their embryos and what they can do if multiple pregnancies result from fertility treatments.
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To best protect against unintended pregnancy, emergency contraceptives like Plan B or Ella need to be taken within five days of unprotected sex, but a large number of pharmacies don't stock the pills.
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A new study shows that getting the COVID vaccine during pregnancy confers significant protection to infants after birth.
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The COVID vaccine is proven safe during all stages of pregnancy, and pregnant patients are at an increased risk of getting seriously ill if they contract the virus. Still, many pregnant women hesitate.
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The CDC released two reports Friday following months of warnings from doctors and health officials that this group is particularly vulnerable to COVID.
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Only 23% of those pregnant in the U.S. have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, statistics show. And with the delta variant surging, those who are unvaccinated are especially vulnerable.
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“It is hard to see unvaccinated patients in general, but especially young, otherwise healthy pregnant women come in so incredibly sick,” Ascension Seton Dr. Jeny Ghartey said Friday.
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Los médicos dicen que las mujeres embarazadas que han sido hospitalizadas con COVID tienen una probabilidad más alta de ser entubadas, sufrir de complicaciones o tener un parto prematuro. También es más elevado el riesgo de que muera la madre, o el infante antes de nacer.
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Doctors say pregnant women in the hospital for COVID-19 are now more likely to require intubation, suffer from pregnancy complications or have a preterm delivery. They are also at a higher risk of maternal death and stillbirth.