News in Brief Having an Abortion Is Not Harmful to a Woman’s Health Women who sought but did not receive an abortion were in worse health five years later than peers who did get one, a new study finds. Tom Jacobs
Social Justice The Embarrassing State of U.S. Maternal Health-Care Data It has gotten to the point that no official count of pregnancy-related deaths in this country or official maternal mortality rate even exists. Robin Fields & Joe Sexton
News in Brief Nationwide Study Finds Nurses Are Often Ill-Prepared to Advise New Mothers on Potential Health Risks Postpartum nurses often fail to warn mothers about potentially life-threatening complications, mainly because they need more education themselves. Nina Martin & Renee Montagne
News in Brief Texas Is One of the Most Dangerous Places in the Developed World to Have a Baby Two new reports show maternal deaths and severe complications rose as the state slashed funding for family planning,… Pacific Standard Staff