maternal health

A group of Kansas women say the ‘pregnancy exclusion’ in the state’s Natural Death Act violates the Kansas Constitution.

Kansas averages 25 dangerously hot days per year. That’s 10 more than it would in a world without climate change, according to the report.

A study by the Commonwealth Fund ranks Kansas 32nd in the U.S. on women’s health metrics. The state got low marks for health care affordability and access.

Homicide is a leading cause of maternal mortality, and experts say the problem is getting worse.

Black maternal mortality in Kansas now exceeds neighboring states, new research finds, and the state saw one of the greatest increases in mortality for Indigenous mothers.

No companies will offer malpractice insurance to physician-independent birth centers in Kansas, taking options away from mothers, midwives say.

The Wichita Birth Justice Society, which helps parents and infants of color, is preparing to expand its services.

Medical experts say social inequality and racism in medicine can be deadly for Black infants, mothers and families.