A new state law taking effect this month will require many Texas hospitals offering maternity care to be equipped to handle stillbirths and infant loss. That will mean offering bereavement counseling and providing cooling bassinets.

Following the enactment of a strict ban on abortions, research has shown that more Texas families are losing newborns.

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics found the state in 2022 saw a nearly 13% increase in infant deaths, an 8% percent increase in the infant death rate, and a 23% increase in babies dying from birth defects.

House Bill 37 , which aims to offer more support to grieving families, was inspired by Everly Talman, who was stillborn to Katie and Tyler Talman from North Dallas.

Everly, the inspiration

Katie Talman has always wanted to be a mom

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