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Pregnant people on Medicaid now have coverage for doula services. Evidence shows that increased doula care improves maternal and infant health. On today鈥檚 In the NoCo hear why Medicaid recipients stand to gain the most from having access to doulas.

Colorado's rising maternal death rate is especially pronounced for Coloradans of color. A potential antidote comes in the form of doulas of color, like Jannah Farooque. She joins In The NoCo to discuss her work.

The rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. is much higher in comparison to other industrialized nations. Today on In The NoCo, we look at how two Colorado organizations are addressing the problem - one that hits people of color the hardest.

A package of three new Democrat-sponsored bills would shield out-of-state patients seeking reproductive healthcare or gender-affirming care, regulate crisis pregnancy centers, and require insurers to cover abortions.

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The pandemic has caused huge revenue shortfalls in state budgets across the Mountain West and the country, renewing heated debates over taxes. That's true in Wyoming, too, though one tax issue before lawmakers is "still something that, you know, gets whispered about."

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Women with a history of depression and anxiety are at a higher risk of having a flare-up during the time leading up to menopause. And getting doctors to take the issue seriously can be challenging.

Warning: This story talks explicitly about female anatomy and traumatizing procedures. A district court judge ruled last year that a federal law banning...