The Missouri Senate unanimously approved legislation Tuesday clarifying that pregnant women can get divorced, making it the first non-budget bill to be sent to Gov. Mike Kehoe this year. The bill, filed by state Reps. Cecelie Williams, a Republican from Dittmer, and Raychel Proudie, a Democrat from Ferguson, also received unanimous approval in the House […]

Kirsti Millar’s water broke when she was 23 weeks pregnant. Against all odds, her team of doctors at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City delayed the delivery of her son, Olson, for 11 weeks. But it required Millar to move into a hospital room until then. She hung photos and string lights across the room […]

Del. Jennifer White Holland (D-Baltimore County) said she has a new “anchor” to her work as a legislator pushing to improve maternal health outcomes — her name is Ryleigh, the delegate’s 6-month-old daughter. Juggling diaper changes for her “deputy delegate” and her legislative duties is giving White Holland firsthand working mom experience. But it was […]