/tags/pregnancy pregnancy en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:23:27 GMT /show/university-showcase/2024-10-14/photographer-uses-her-images-to-normalize-infertility-and-ivf Photographer Rachel Cox went through infertility and IVF and uses images of her own experience to try and normalize IVF – and to empower those experiencing infertility. The show "Notes On Care" is at the UNM Art Museum. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:23:27 GMT /show/university-showcase/2024-10-14/photographer-uses-her-images-to-normalize-infertility-and-ivf Megan Kamerick /local-news/2024-05-07/albuquerque-expands-definition-of-discrimination-to-include-more-protected-groups Albuquerque’s City Council voted to expand the city’s definition of discrimination Monday to address pregnancy, disabilities and gender and sexuality.The changes are meant to put the city in line with state guidelines. Tue, 07 May 2024 23:54:23 GMT /local-news/2024-05-07/albuquerque-expands-definition-of-discrimination-to-include-more-protected-groups Megan Myscofski /local-news/2024-01-12/pregnancy-care-is-sparse-in-new-mexico-and-getting-worse Healthcare options for pregnant New Mexicans are few and far between and the issue is getting worse, according to reporting by Heerea Rikhraj with New Mexico In Depth. Rikhraj spoke with ¾ÅÉ«Íø about why birthing centers and prenatal care options are dwindling. Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:12:15 GMT /local-news/2024-01-12/pregnancy-care-is-sparse-in-new-mexico-and-getting-worse Nash Jones /local-news/2023-08-28/providers-tell-legislators-that-pregnant-people-dealing-with-substance-use-disorder-need-more-extensive-care Most deaths related to substance use disorder among pregnant people in New Mexico happen between 6 weeks and a year after delivery. Still, much of the care for pregnant people at risk takes place while they’re at the hospital.Several University of New Mexico health care providers told the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee Monday that extending care through a longer window and to more family members will likely help prevent these deaths. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:33:41 GMT /local-news/2023-08-28/providers-tell-legislators-that-pregnant-people-dealing-with-substance-use-disorder-need-more-extensive-care Megan Myscofski /show/university-showcase/2023-01-20/unm-alum-works-to-reclaim-indigenous-birthing-practices On this episode we talk with Nicolle Gonzales, She is a nurse-midwife from the Navajo Nation and has dedicated her life to addressing Native American maternal health disparities around access to care while reclaiming indigenous birthing practices and supporting the return of indigenous midwives to communities. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:09:02 GMT /show/university-showcase/2023-01-20/unm-alum-works-to-reclaim-indigenous-birthing-practices Megan Kamerick /2021-12-13/doulas-work-to-bridge-gaps-in-labor-and-delivery-during-pandemic New Mexico has a long history of health disparities, particularly in rural areas and among communities of color. Doulas have helped fill those gaps by providing physical and emotional support during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. But with New Mexico hospitals declaring crisis standards of care due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases, giving birth has gotten more complicated. That’s according to Melissa Lopez, executive director of the Doula Association of Las Cruces. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 23:56:18 GMT /2021-12-13/doulas-work-to-bridge-gaps-in-labor-and-delivery-during-pandemic Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2020-02-06/n-m-house-approves-workplace-protections-for-pregnant-employees The New Mexico Human Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on race, sex, disability, and more. A bill working its way through the… Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:48:37 GMT /local-news/2020-02-06/n-m-house-approves-workplace-protections-for-pregnant-employees Nash Jones /local-news/2019-11-07/doctor-discusses-research-showing-high-levels-of-uranium-in-navajo-women-and-babies As the U.S. prepared to detonate the first atomic bomb in New Mexico in the ’40s, the federal government sought uranium on Navajo land. Decades later,… Thu, 07 Nov 2019 23:18:49 GMT /local-news/2019-11-07/doctor-discusses-research-showing-high-levels-of-uranium-in-navajo-women-and-babies Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2018-12-17/unmh-offering-group-based-prenatal-program Research has shown that newborns have healthier birth weights when their mothers receive proper prenatal care and that stress can contribute to early… Tue, 18 Dec 2018 01:04:59 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-12-17/unmh-offering-group-based-prenatal-program May Ortega /public-health-new-mexico/2018-06-18/trump-policy-could-reshape-family-planning-in-n-m The Trump Administration is looking to make new rules that could shift federal funding for family planning services from health care providers to… Mon, 18 Jun 2018 22:44:47 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2018-06-18/trump-policy-could-reshape-family-planning-in-n-m May Ortega