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2. Affordable Care Act: Coverage for New Mothers - WebMD

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   In addition, short-term health plans do not have to cover maternity care and almost none do. Short-term health plans are those that provide coverage for less than 12 months, although they can be ...

3. Insurance When You're Pregnant: FAQ - WebMD

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   The law requires most private health plans to help pay for a basic set of 10 essential health benefits, including maternity and newborn care. But the details of what each plan will cover depends ...

4. Pregnancy Care: Overview, Prenatal & Postnatal Care - Healthline

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   Overview. Pregnancy care consists of prenatal (before birth) and postpartum (after birth) healthcare for expectant mothers. It involves treatments and trainings to ensure a healthy prepregnancy ...

5. Free or Low Cost Prenatal Care: Find Clinics Near You

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   In addition to prenatal services, many health centers offer care and support for: early pregnancy symptoms. miscarriage. postpartum. Use Planned Parenthood’s online directory to find a health ...

6. Millions of American Women Lack Access to Maternity Care - WebMD

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   Aug. 1, 2023 -- Millions of women in America don’t have adequate access to maternal health care and that number is growing, according to an annual report by the March of Dimes. “Maternity care ...

7. Maternal health - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Maternal health is the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. In most cases, maternal health encompasses the health care dimensions of family planning, preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in order to ensure a positive and fulfilling experience. In other cases, maternal health can reduce ...

8. Healthline’s Commitment to Advancing Maternal Health Equity

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   By Rose Aka-James, MPH on October 31, 2023. As part of Healthline's 2023 social impact commitment to maternal health equity, we embarked on research to uncover key gaps in health information and ...

9. Parental leave in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, in 2014 the PPACA amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act made it so that all insurance companies had to include maternity coverage in individual insurance plans. Therefore, filling the gap for unemployed women with individual insurance coverage plans to be able to afford the prenatal and postnatal pregnancy care that they need ...