News chronological

YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Report: The fatal impact of Trump's aid cuts Thu Aug 20 15:47:37 2026

▶️

A new report from the Associated Press found that women and babies are dying at an alarming rate in Nepal after foreign aid shuttered a program aimed at keeping them alive through childbirth, though the government has said no one has died because of funding cuts. MS Now's Ines de Cuetara joined The Weekend to provide more context for those "devastating consequences."

NPR (Kristin Wright) - A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies Tue Aug 11 10:00:00 2026

New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.

U.S., according to the latest March of Dimes report.'/Open

NYTIMES (Lynsey Addario, Maria Varenikova and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn) - How War Takes Its Toll on Ukraine’s Pregnant Women Wed Jul 1 09:00:19 2026

Bombings, blackouts and displacement compound maternal anxiety. Still, many women persevere. “We must bring new life,” one said.