The rupture, known as preterm premature rupture of membranes, occurs in 2% to 4% of all pregnancies. The survival rate for babies who suffer PPROM at 15 to 23 weeks of pregnancy is 26.8%, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Leaders with Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates said the loss of Medicaid reimbursement is among the most harmful impacts of federal policy change and has caused a significant financial strain to all its clinics.
“I find it difficult to trust doctors and I worry about not being heard, not being believed.”
Dr. Devon Ramaeker, who treats women with some of the highest-risk pregnancies in western Pennsylvania, has advice for those who are concerned about a possible link between acetaminophen and autism.
Despite policy efforts to preserve services, a new study found that structure inequities in health care access have led to a nationwide decline in rural obstetric services since 2018.
In Pennsylvania, about one in every five women of reproductive age is enrolled in Medicaid. Dozens of family planning clinics throughout the state could lose their Medicaid funding if Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passes, leaving thousands of women without reproductive health care options.
Researchers described the case in a new study, saying the baby is among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to fix a tiny but critical error in his genetic code that kills half of affected infants.
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
Congress is prioritizing the ultra-wealthy and corporate greed over everyday American people this tax season. Now, community organizations across the US are fighting back—here’s how you can get involved.
Reports surfaced Thursday that a Delaware County hospital system could close two hospitals.
