Women's Health

Beginning Tuesday, Planned Parenthood will take over the former Tri-Rivers Family Planning center in Rolla. The Title X health center will offer contraceptives, pregnancy tests and other reproductive health services to residents throughout Missouri.

Dr. Jeannie Kelly of Washington University discusses pregnancy care in a post-Roe world.

The Down syndrome provision is part of a Missouri law enacted in 2019 that prohibits abortions at eight, 14, 18 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. It has yet to take effect, after being blocked by courts.

Many pregnant women have not gotten vaccinated against COVID-19. As the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic hits the St. Louis region, many of them are ending up in the ICU.

After receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, some people are reporting heavier menstrual cycles and more cramping. To date, there are no published scientific studies about a possible link, but researchers are looking into it.

As social media becomes increasingly pervasive in our society, so does the notion that our bodies are not what they should be. While such platforms are…

Imagine that first you can’t afford to keep your water on, or your electricity. You’re already struggling to find or keep a job.Every month, you have…

The number of infants in Missouri who die in their first year is slowly dropping alongside national numbers, but St. Louis’ infant mortality rate has…

Missouri’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates on Wednesday morning sued to overturn the state’s highly restrictive abortion laws, a move expected since...

State officials charged with overseeing Missouri’s changes in its women’s health program for the poor are officially estimating it will be next April…