pregnancy

Wayne County is launching a partnership with the Rx Kids program to provide financial support to newly pregnant moms and their babies. Providing $1,500 to mother during pregnancy and $500 in baby's first 6 months.

First, more on a town hall addressing the neo-Nazi content made by a Maple Valley township treasurer's husband. Then, two specialists weighed in on the support needs of families who have suffered pregnancy or infant loss.

A fetus would count as a dependent for Michigan taxes under a bill getting hearing Tuesday before the state House Finance Committee.

The SOS Maternity program looks to tackle maternal and infant mortality from multiple angles, both medical and structural.

Today, a conversation with Kate Wells about Flint’s groundbreaking child health and welfare program, and the gained interest for a possible Upper Peninsula expansion.

Today, Kalamazoo’s community partners come together to boost child welfare with a cash prescription. Also, a new buddy comedy in which an improv theater becomes roommates with a craft brewpub…. And hijinks ensue. We’ll meet the founders of "hear.say brewing + theater", the new spot in Southeast Michigan.

Michigan is the only state that still has a broad criminal ban on surrogacy, but that could change as soon as later today.

A new free-standing birthing center is expected to open its doors in April of 2024. Led by midwives, Birth Detroit aims to provide a safe and culturally relevant “full care experience from period to period” for expecting families.

Today, an analysis of Tuesday's primary election results, the details of a forthcoming, Black-led and woman-led birth center, and the story of a critical civil rights leader in Detroit.

New information about lowering crime statistics in Detroit, services for migrants nearing limit, and conversations with Michigan authors.