Here’s what we found most interesting this week in women’s health:
🏥 Perinatal mental health conditions affect 1 in 5 women during or after pregnancy, yet screening remains far from universal — partly because mental health was never included in the 30-year-old bundled payment model obstetric providers get paid under. The Lindsay Clancy trial has brought new attention to the issue.
🚑 KFF found the median drive between rural maternity hospitals is 43 minutes, more than three times the 13-minute urban median. And Republicans’ looming Medicaid cuts could make those distances longer.
☕ An active-duty soldier and her husband paid $10,000 out of pocket for IVF because military health insurance generally doesn’t cover it. So, the husband got a job at Starbucks, which does have fertility benefits.
TOP CLICKED STORIES THIS WEEK
Maternal mental health is making headlines. Experts say it’s long overdue // CNN
Out-of-State Travel for Abortion Care Before and After the Dobbs v Jackson Decision // JAMA Network Open
Availability of Rural Hospitals Providing Inpatient Maternity Care in Medicaid // KFF
ACS report reveals Native Hawaiian women in U.S. have highest breast cancer incidence // American Cancer Society
From Silence to Systems Change: Connecticut Moves Menopause Equity Forward // UConn
