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HISTORICAL FACTS: Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed - Caught on Camera

(Maria Fabrizio for NPR)

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, doctors say they're seeing a surge in the number of women who want to prevent future unintended pregnancies by getting their "tubes tied."

But a lot of patients fail to actually get this surgery, because an important window of opportunity — during hospitalization right after childbirth — is often missed.

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