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Dr. Veronica Maria Pimentel and her baby. Photos courtesy of Dr. Pimentel.
Just a few weeks after learning I was pregnant with my second child, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the United States. I watched closely while the world grappled with the virus.
The pandemic affected me both personally and professionally as an ob-gyn. As the medical community gathered more and more data, we learned that the disease posed serious risks to pregnant women. I continued to care for my patients, some of whom developed COVID-19. I did everything I could to protect myself and to avoid bringing the virus home to my family.
WASHINGTON (AP) Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in the COVID-19 relief bill could help change that.
The legislation gives states the option of extending Medicaid coverage to women with low to modest incomes for a full year after childbirth. States are currently required to provide 60 days of coverage, but medical experts point to research showing that women can die from pregnancy-related conditions up to a year after giving birth, and that 3 in 5 of all such deaths are preventable.