Pregnancy

More than 170,000 Wisconsin residents face infertility challenges. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing for legislation to cut costs of fertility treatment.

State health department data shows a rise in the number of babies born with syphilis in Wisconsin, going from two in 2019 to 31 in 2024. This comes as syphilis cases overall remained almost 2.5 times higher last year than in 2019.

Dr. Lisa Dodson spoke with WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about why obstetrical care is lacking in rural areas across the state and what can be done to address it.

A UW-Madison professor recently published research on paternal mental health and said postpartum depression can affect new parents of any gender.

While the number of deaths last year is slightly down from 2022, the toll remains similar with each year since 2020 despite efforts to raise awareness and reduce pregnancy-related deaths.

Wisconsin doctors say the state could help save lives by extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to a full year, as many states offer. But the Legislature again blocked an extension.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are one step closer to understanding how and when cleft lip and palates form during pregnancy. 

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its historic June 2022 Dobbs opinion, all abortion providers in Wisconsin immediately stopped providing the service, citing fears that they […]

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many health experts were concerned about the new disease’s impact on older adults and people who are immunocompromised. Jenna Nobles, sociology professor at […]

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will resume abortion services at its Sheboygan Clinic this week. The decision follows a Dane County judge’s ruling earlier this month that a pre-Civil War state […]