double the deaths

Here are the most interesting things we saw in women’s health this week:

⚠️ Almost 200 women died from ectopic pregnancies from 2020–2025 — double the previous six years — with steeper increases in abortion ban states.

💊 After nearly a year of silence, the FDA now acknowledges the estrogen patch shortage, blaming demand — not supply — while almost 20 formulations remain affected.

🏛️HHS cancelled $38M in postpartum and minority health grants and redirected some of the money to erectile dysfunction and sperm count research.


TOP CLICKED STORIES THIS WEEK

Lilly’s GLP-1 Windfall to Fund Investments in Women’s Health // Bloomberg 

Doctors told women to use this medicine for menopause. Pharmacies can’t keep it in stock // USA Today

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America pledges $100M to cut US maternal mortality rate in half // AP News 

HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED // Notus

Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Mifepristone… // Federal Register 

Prime Healthcare ‘unable’ to provide answers on cuts to OB/GYN units at hospitals // NBC Chicago


Meghan McCarthy

Maternie was founded in 2017 by Meghan McCarthy. Meghan has spent her career digging through information and breaking it down for readers. After spending seven years reporting on Capitol Hill, Meghan co-founded at Morning Consult, where she built and led the company's content operation. She also helped build and lead Courier Newsroom, a progressive media organization. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, and other national news outlets.

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