Women's Health

Proposition 1 campaigning in Idaho attracted millions of dollars from supporters and opponents in the lead up to Election Day.

Supporters say doulas could help bridge care gaps. They aren’t medically trained, but they provide emotional support and information before, during and after childbirth.

These home visiting programs just saw an influx of federal money that could mean expanding to more families.

On Wednesday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated one million dollars to fight Proposition 1. The initiative would restore reproductive rights in Idaho, allowing abortions up to fetal viability and in medical emergencies.

About half of Wyoming counties don’t have an OB-GYN. At least nine don’t have labor and delivery units.

Idaho voters will get to decide whether to restore abortion rights in the state this November after a campaign gathered enough signatures for the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act initiative to make it on the ballot.

Lawmakers moved forward legislation to update Medicaid eligibility requirements and increase reimbursement for EMS services but not for nursing homes and maternal services.

Despite St. John’s Health and the Teton County Health Department ending their collaboration on the clinic, it carries on as a community resource.

There’s been an especially steep drop in fertility rates in western states, including Wyoming, which has also seen a big jump in the cost of housing.

This comes as the number of rural hospitals and OB/GYNs delivering babies is dwindling.