Bianca Nash-Miot, a doula and lactation specialist based in Southwest Michigan, speaks on advocating for birthing parents—and their babies—in her rural community and beyond.
As cuts to federal funding run rampant, Planned Parenthood of Michigan announces reducing brick-and-mortar locations in Jackson, Petoskey, and Marquette, with more to come.
Federal cuts to Medicaid could create a mother of problems for many Michiganders, including expectant moms—like the ones who rely on this doula collective in West Michigan.
By donating their breast milk, moms in Southwest Michigan are transforming their pain into helping other moms—and their babies.
Ember Hough, a mother of two in the village of Lawton, talks about helping feed hundreds of babies in her rural community and beyond.
Emily Radke, tattoo artist and owner of 21 Blooms Studio in Jackson, turned a personal tragedy into an opportunity to support grieving parents in her community.
A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.
As Trump returns to power, Michigan’s largest abortion provider is bracing for new federal policies that could reshape reproductive health care across the state.
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave. Tens of thousands of...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills this week to cut through what she described as “unnecessary red tape” that has limited access to reproductive health care.
