Skip to main content
Nevada Public Radio
  • News 88.9 KNPR
  • Classical 89.7 kcnv
  • Magazine Desert Companion
  • About

    How to reach us

    1289 S. Torrey Pines Dr.
    Las Vegas, NV 89146

    Main Number:  1-702-258-9895
    Toll Free: 1-888-258-9895

    More contact info

     

     

      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Employment
      • FCC Applications
      • CPB Compliance
      • Our Policies
      • Listen on the Radio
      • Other Ways to Listen
      • Sign-up for NVPR News
      • FCC Public Inspection File
      • CPB Funding
      • History
    • News 88.9 KNPR
    • Classical 89.7 KCNV
    • Desert Companion
  • Programs
  • Events
  • Support
  • myPublicRadio
  • Donate Now

Main menu

Search

Listen

News 88.9 KNPR
Classical 89.7 KCNV
Podcasts view all

member station

Support

Subscribe to childbirth

childbirth

NPR
Goats and Soda
Ezhil Arasi (left) and Ranjith Kumar. The pandemic kept her from her pregnancy checkups. Their baby was born with an intestinal blockage that required surgery and died during the procedure. Doctors told Ranjith that if his wife had been examined regularl

India's Crusade To Save Babies And Moms In The Pandemic

Apr 13, 2021
A UNICEF report estimates that hundreds of thousands of babies in South Asia alone have died because of the inability of pregnant women to get appropriate care. India is seeking solutions.
NPR
Goats and Soda
A woman in labor in the maternity ward at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone. With lockdowns have come fears of even greater numbers of home births.

Risks Of Home Birth Loom For Women In Rural Africa Amid Lockdowns

Jun 12, 2020
An inexpensive drug called misoprostol can prevent fatal hemorrhage. But experts say fears of its use for abortion have kept it out of the hands of the women who need it.
NPR
Shots - Health News
Placenta purveyors often dehydrate and grind a new mother's placenta to a powder, then add it to a pill capsule. Generally, the goal is to increase her milk production, energy and mood, but scientists dispute such benefits.

Opinion: Placenta-Eating Went Mainstream When Many Doctors Stopped Listening

Dec 27, 2019
Preparers of pills made from placental tissue have gained online momentum, claiming to support each new mom in her slog to recovery. A historian traces the trend to a mother's need to be heard.
NPR
Goats and Soda
Addario's coverage of maternal mortality took her to a remote village in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan in 2009, where she photographed a midwife giving a prenatal check in a private home. "In these areas someone will announce that a doctor and a midwi

PHOTOS: Why Lynsey Addario Has Spent 10 Years Covering Maternal Mortality

Oct 19, 2019
The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, known for her work in war zones, turns to a topic that is often shied away from: the risks women face when giving birth.
NPR
Goats and Soda

Why Are Health-Care Providers Slapping And Yelling At Mothers During Childbirth?

Oct 14, 2019
Physical and verbal abuse are a shockingly common experience for mothers, a new study in The Lancet reports.
NPR
Shots - Health News
Charges for nitrous oxide during labor and delivery haven't been standardized.

Bill Of The Month: $4,836 Charge For Laughing Gas During Childbirth Is No Joke

May 28, 2019
Nitrous oxide is making a comeback for pain relief during childbirth. But charges for the option vary from free at some hospitals to thousands of dollars at others.
  • Listen Download
KNPR
Newscast headlines

States Weigh Bans On Shackling Jailed Moms During Childbirth

Mar 14, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah is one of at least four states considering bans this year on the shackling of incarcerated women during childbirth.

Tweet Share on Facebook Email
NPR
Goats and Soda
Zulekha Dawood leads female cyclists through a neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan. They ride early in the morning to avoid the worst of traffic.

Daring To Ride A Bike And 5 Other Ways Women Are Changing The World

Mar 07, 2019
For International Women's Day, we're spotlighting women and movements that have made an impact around the globe.
NPR
Shots - Health News
Chronic pain is just one health concern women can struggle with after giving birth. Some who have complicated pregnancies or deliveries can experience long-lasting effects to their physical and mental health, researchers find.

'4th Trimester' Problems Can Have Long-Term Effects On A Mom's Health

Jan 24, 2019
A woman's health issues related to pregnancy don't always end at the baby's birth. Scientists say complications from childbirth, such as hypertension or diabetes, increase her risk of heart disease.
NPR
Shots - Health News
Hillary Frank is the creator of the podcast <em>The Longest Shortest Time. </em>Her new book is <em>Weird Parenting Wins. </em>

Childbirth Injury Led A New Mom To Start A Parenting Podcast 'To Feel Less Alone'

Jan 07, 2019
Hillary Frank struggled after a childbirth injury left her in chronic pain for months. Her podcast The Longest Shortest Time, and her book Weird Parenting Wins aim to give other parents a voice.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News

Federal Legislation Seeks Ban On Shackling Of Pregnant Inmates

Dec 05, 2018
Incarcerated pregnant women are often shackled during medical appointments and childbirth. A provision in a criminal justice bill aims to end the practice in federal facilities.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News
Dr. Ruth Levesque (right) hands Shaun McDougall his newborn son Brady at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass. The birth of the second twin, Bryce, was much trickier than Brady's. Good communication between the health team and parents was crucial to sa

Twin's Difficult Birth Put A Project Designed To Reduce C-Sections To The Test

Nov 24, 2018
A woman had twins in a hospital south of Boston last summer. For doctors aiming to reduce cesareans, the second baby's tricky arrival tested the limits of teamwork.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News
Nicole and Ben Veum, with their little boy, Adrian. Nicole was in recovery from opioid addiction when she gave birth to Adrian, and she worried the fentanyl in her epidural would lead to relapse, but it didn't.

Childbirth In The Age Of Addiction: New Mom Worries About Maintaining Her Sobriety

Nov 10, 2018
Pain medications commonly used in labor present medical and mental challenges for pregnant women recovering from opioid addiction.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News
Evelyn Marie Vukadinovich is swabbed with a gauze pad immediately after being born by cesarean section at Inova Women's Hospital in Falls Church, Va.

Doctors Test Bacterial Smear After Cesarean Sections To Bolster Babies' Microbiomes

Oct 30, 2018
After a C-section, does swabbing a baby with the mother's microbes reduce the risk of obesity and other health problems later in life? An ambitious study to help answer the question is underway.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News
Delayed pushing made no difference in whether first-time mothers had a cesarean section, a large study finds.

When Giving Birth For The First Time, Push Away

Oct 09, 2018
There's no benefit to delaying pushing after receiving epidural anesthesia and reaching full dilation. A delay increases the risk of complications, particularly for the mother, a large study finds.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Goats and Soda
A mother holds her newborn twins at a Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital, a public health facility in India.

Saving Moms' Lives During Childbirth Just Got Easier

Jun 27, 2018
A new formulation of an old drug could save tens of thousands of women each year, the World Health Organization says, by preventing them from bleeding to death after labor.
NPR
Shots - Health News
California is starting to push hospitals throughout the state to lower their rates of medically unnecessary C-sections.

California's Message To Hospitals: Shape Up Or Lose 'In-Network' Status

May 23, 2018
Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, will exclude hospitals from insurance networks if they don't reduce their numbers of C-sections, back scans and opioid prescriptions.
NPR
Goats and Soda
Extreme lack of attention is not unusual in hospitals in poor countries, says Martin Onyango, legal advisor for the Center for Reproductive Rights based in Nairobi.

Kenyan Woman Abused By Nurses During Childbirth Wins Landmark Case

Apr 10, 2018
Josephine Majani passed out searching for help as she delivered her baby on a the floor of a hospital in Kenya. She hopes her case will push for reforms in treatment of women during childbirth.
NPR
Goats and Soda
Midwife trainees deliver a baby at the Juba Teaching Hospital in South Sudan.

New Guidelines Establish The Rights Of Women When Giving Birth

Mar 01, 2018
To reduce unnecessary medical interventions in childbirth and respect the woman's wishes, the World Health Organization sets standards in a report.
NPR
Shots - Health News
Throughout the U.S., minors are generally required to have permission from a parent or legal guardian before they can receive most medical treatment. However, each state has established a number of exceptions.

Why Some Teen Moms Can't Get The Pain Relief They Choose In Childbirth

Dec 27, 2017
In more than a dozen U.S. states, laws prohibit pregnant teens from getting epidural anesthesia during labor, or even some kinds of prenatal treatment, without a parent's consent.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News
Several months after she lost her first set of twins, Samantha Pierce got pregnant with Camryn and Caedyn, now 7 years old. For that pregnancy, she was put on bed rest.

How Racism May Cause Black Mothers To Suffer The Death Of Their Infants

Dec 20, 2017
African-American women are more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than women of any other race. Scientists think that stress from racism makes their bodies and babies more vulnerable.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News
The first baby born as a result of a womb transplant in the United States in the neonatal unit at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

First Baby Born To U.S. Uterus Transplant Patient Raises Ethics Questions

Dec 05, 2017
A woman who received a uterus transplant recently delivered a healthy baby boy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the doctors working on the experiment about its ethics, risk, and cost implications.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News

Learning To Care For My Newborn Was A Humbling Experience

Oct 22, 2017
I'm a doctor, and I oversee public health programs to help new mothers and infants. When my son was born, I discovered just how vitally important that help is.
NPR
Shots - Health News
Nicole and Ben Veum and baby Adrian, who was born after Nicole had to be evacuated from a hospital because of a fire that swept through Santa Rosa, Calif.

Giving Birth Is Hard Enough — Now Try It In The Middle Of A Wildfire

Oct 11, 2017
Wildfires that spread quickly in Northern California meant that hospitals had to evacuate on the fly. One woman in the middle of childbirth tells her story.
  • Listen Download
NPR
Shots - Health News
Throughout the U.S., minors are generally required to have permission from a parent or legal guardian before they can receive most medical treatment. However, each state has established a number of exceptions.

Some States Make It Hard For Teen Moms To Get Pain Relief In Childbirth

Sep 28, 2017
Ohio is one of 13 states without a policy allowing a minor to consent, on her own, to pregnancy-linked health care. That means teens who go into labor are sometimes denied epidurals.

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • next ›
  • last »
  • home
  • How to reach us
  • About
  • Support
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • NVPR News
  • Instagram

© All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy

PRXNPRAPMBBC INN