Hear more from a family physician and health equity practitioner who's working to strengthen community supports for new and expecting parents.

The dispute over the Medicaid Enhancement Tax had threatened hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for the safety-net insurance program.

In recent years, New Hampshire has seen a rise in people giving birth unexpectedly at home, in a car or en route to a hospital.

Their clients come to them out of need and a desire to feel safe so they commit to deep listening and filling in all the little details parents need when they give birth to their babies

This is part of a series of stories about people in New Hampshire working to improve maternal health.

The Monadnock Birth Center, which opened in 2008, closed permanently in December.

“We shouldn't have to live in an urban area to receive the highest level of evidence-based care,” says one healthcare worker involved in the project.

Republican lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on whether to require parental consent before medical providers can treat a minor sexual assault victim and collect evidence for a criminal investigation. Gov. Kelly Ayotte is among those who oppose the measure.

The Piscataqua River Bridge on Interstate 95, the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge and the Memorial Bridge, all within a several thousand feet of each other, are jointly owned and managed by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and the Maine Department of Transportation.

Federal rules to reduce the levels of "forever chemicals" in drinking water are getting delayed.