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A new study on the rates of prenatal care for pregnant minors shows a wide range among states in the Mountain West.

A bill that would have criminalized the use of methamphetamine or a controlled substance during pregnancy failed to move forward.The Joint Judiciary Committee heard testimony Sept. 12 on a bill that would punish a person for using a controlled substance while pregnant with up to five years in prison and/or a fine of $5,000 or less.

Elevation Healthcare is a rebranding of Abba’s House, a faith-based pregnancy crisis center. Abba’s House has been located in Riverton for around 30 years.

With impending lawsuits over abortion access in the state, more young women are seeking permanent solutions to birth control.

A few of the states with the most home births are in the Mountain West, and the region also includes two states that saw some of the country's largest increases from 2019 to 2020.

The Wyoming legislature's Labor, Health and Social Services Committee met Wednesday morning to discuss maternal and infant services, pregnancy and newborn outcomes in the state .

The Rawlins hospital will be ending its labor and child delivery services on June 15. This is a result of the pandemic putting the hospital in a financial crunch.

Hospital administrators say they are losing money on their obstetrics programs. But many are keeping these wings open anyway to answer a dire community need.

A bill further criminalizing some drug use during pregnancy has advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee and will head to the House floor. Mental health professionals warned the bill would actually hurt pregnant mothers and their children.

The Wyoming House and Senate will consider three abortion-related bills after they were approved by legislative committees.