Our first national study shows what doctors and patients have been warning: In states with abortion bans, fewer people are getting miscarriage care. This can threaten patients' health and lives. And it can add a layer of grief on top of an already devastating experience.

Needs of parents during their intrauterine or perinatal child loss – a qualitative multi-method study Julian Siepmann, Lydia Bauernfeind, Daniela Nuber-Fischer, Christian Rester, Karsten Gensheimer & Fritz Sterr link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“Maternal grief seizes the body differently from other sorrows,” Danielle Crittenden writes. More than two years have passed, but Miranda’s absence “retains the power to hit me anew each day.” Read more from her essay on the death of her daughter:

🆕📄 Evaluating online information on reduced fetal movements: a mixed-methods study ✍️ Sarah Houlihan, Anne-Marie Farrell & @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A bill to create a $1K stillbirth income tax credit in Maryland is headed to the Governor's desk. Congrats to the MD stillbirth parents who have lobbied for this for years. (And let's hope no one needs to use it.) wtop.com/maryland/202...

“Google has created a misinformation crisis. Studies have shown that people tend to trust what AI tells them without question…Another experiment found that users still listened to AI when it gave them the wrong answer nearly 80% of the time—a grim trend the researchers dubbed “cognitive surrender.”

It's Black Maternal Health Week in Washington, DC. A time for the District to reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that every Black woman and birthing person has dignity, respect, and equitable care before, during, and after pregnancy. My full proclamation:

"As a mother and an obstetrician, these are the hardest rooms that I enter, the most difficult places that I hold in my heart." In #APieceofMyMind, an obstetrician discusses the duality of joy and grief experienced in the labor and delivery unit. ja.ma/48mB4vu

Infertility and Memorable Message Mishaps, or What Not to Say to a Person Facing Fertility Issues Kami Kosenko www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Ally beat me to it, but excited to share that "Perinatal Palliative Care & Abortion," co-authored with @amwhelan.bsky.social, is forthcoming in the Virginia Law Review. Abstract below and it will be up on SSRN as soon as SSRN allows...

"Invisible in his shadow are the enslaved women whom he experimented on. Today, they are unknown and unnamed except for three: Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey." The story of Dr. Sims in 19th century America. @hiddenbrain.bsky.social #ObGynSky + #BlackHistoryMonth www.npr.org/2016/02/16/4...

Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives. n.pr/4tw3Kex

Pregnancy Outcomes After Second Trimester Pregnancy Loss & Termination for Medical Reasons Before 24 Weeks: A Historical Cohort Study [PASTeL-2] Andrea Woolner, Konstantin Shestopaloff, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @bjog.bsky.social

University of Leicester honours midwife who used personal heartbreak to improve care of parents of stillborn babies le.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...

EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal @hhsofficial.bsky.social emails show how 2 Danish scientists accused of "questionable research practices" got a $1.6 million grant aligned w/ Sec. Kennedy's theories to study HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau: rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1

BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol. It’s worse than you thought. Check it out, first in Inside Medicine… with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...

Study: Stillbirths may be more common in U.S. than previously known. The fetal death rate is particularly high in Black patients, researchers found.

He was attacked on Jan. 6. Can he make sense of it for the kids he teaches? wapo.st/4pplPrm (gift link)

Perinatal #depression affects about 1 in 7 individuals, with symptoms including impaired attachment and risk of suicide. 💡 This JAMA Insights discusses the most effective pharmacological treatments for individuals experiencing perinatal depression. ja.ma/3KTQkrv

'When Anthony Owens lost his first child Arthur shortly before birth, he noticed that women in grief support groups were talkers while men were doers–so, with Féileacáin Fathers, he focused on helping fellow dads remember their babies through physical challenges' www.independent.ie/life/health-...

"Having a miscarriage is an often untold story in women’s health. Now I’m sharing about mine" Essay by Miriam Finder Annenberg edition.cnn.com/2025/12/28/h...

“I would feel misunderstood and diminished:” Perceived helpfulness of a grief diagnosis among grievers Kara Thieleman, Joanne Cacciatore & Vincent Mangiapane www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Compounding Burden of Pregnancy Loss: A Longitudinal Analysis of Quality-of-Life Trajectories After Miscarriage Corneliu Bolbocean, Arri Coomarasamy, Leah Fitzsimmons, Rosinder Kaur, Adam Devall www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S109...

From @pulitzercenter.org: The Impact of a Post-Stillbirth Pregnancy on Mental Well-Being pulitzercenter.org/projects/imp...

An umbrella review of maternal pre-pregnancy characteristics and prior cesarean section as risk factors for stillbirth Hoda Arabzadeh, Amir Mohammad Salehi & Ensiyeh Jenabi link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children. Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT

Twenty Thousand Stillbirths a Year, & No Federal Plan to Prevent Them | For a country that claims to value life, the United States has allowed stillbirth to remain in the shadows of discussions about public health & reproductive justice @msmagazine.com.web.brid.gy msmagazine.com/2025/11/28/b...

Network analysis and comparison of psychological distress among women with miscarriage experience Martin Robinson, Martina Galeotti, Gary Mitchell, Mark Tomlinson & Áine Aventin www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🧰 A quick reference guide to our current suite of #PregnancyLoss information resources - all available on the Pregnancy & Infant Loss Ireland Website: www.pregnancyandinfantloss.ie 👁️‍🗨️ More are under development & will be published in 2026 @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social

Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Not all partners affected by pregnancy loss are men and the resources above are suitable for diverse partners with additional resources for LGBTQ+ relationships here www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/information/...

For #InternationalMensDay remembering men affected by pregnancy loss - resources, stories and information here for those that need it www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/your-feeling...

NEW: In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant. She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency. Then she died. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

📖 Language, Gender and Pregnancy Loss ✍️ @bethmalory.bsky.social 🔓 www.cambridge.org/core/element...

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If your electric bill has seemed higher than usual lately, it’s not in your head. Here’s why — and what types of support are available:

Remember the complaints about adding back up cameras to cars? "Among children aged under five treated at a level 1 pediatric trauma centre in Texas, the trauma rate before the mandate was approximately 7.2 backovers per year, compared with 2.7 backovers per year after the mandate was implemented"

Gift link: New study using data between 2016 and 2022 shows stillbirth occurs 1 in every 147 births, a higher rate than the roughly one in every 175 births reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. wapo.st/3WlRKx3 #stillbirth

Join AUWCL’s Health Law & Policy Program for Preventing Stillbirth: Legal, Policy, and Public Health Perspectives on Thurs, Nov 13 from 12–1:30 PM ET (Hybrid). Experts explore stillbirth prevention, legal frameworks, and reproductive justice. Register (Free): tinyurl.com/4xvm6s6b

Maternal risk stratification and planned birth improve pregnancy outcomes at term: A population-based cohort study. Cynthia Wong, Kylie Crawford, Jesrine Hong, Shannyn Rosser, Vicki Flenady, Susannah Leisher, Robert Silver, Sailesh Kumar www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🗞️ Lord Mayor of Cork launches pregnancy loss guide for workplaces 🔗 www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari... 🧰 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie @echolive.bsky.social #PLRG_PLACESproject

Read this thread and article on the hypocrisies of abortion bans and stillbirth prevention

The women taking Meta to task after their baby loss www.bbc.com/news/article...

Join us on 10/14 for our webinar: 9 Losses 1 Mission: A Journey of Reproductive Justice Through a Mother’s Lens; An interactive case study following an intimate pregnancy journey after nine losses. To register for FREE visit: marchofdimes.org/OctoberSerie...

What happens when a miscarriage is treated like a crime? That’s not a hypothetical anymore. It’s happening in the U.S. right now. 🧵 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New NIH panel seeks to reduce 'preventable' stillbirths in U.S. www.upi.com/Health_News/...

"NIH will fund the Stillbirth Research Consortium for more than $37 million over five years, pending the availability of funds, with $750,000 in co-funding from the Department of Health and Human Services." www.nih.gov/news-events/...

It is not the first time such on-the-nose grief has been observed in this endangered population. In January, orca J35 carried a dead baby for at least five days. J35 had previously made world headlines in 2018 when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. From @kuow.org