Soaring cases expose the vulnerabilities of pregnancy and postpartum care in an era of lowering vaccination rates.

A deadly measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, which has infected more than 975 people this year and been linked to five deaths, has also infected at least 50 pregnant women in the state. Doctors in outbreak areas are making changes to how they care for pregnant patients and their babies, offering a glimpse of what may be in store across the nation as cases spread. Among the deaths were two…

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