The state Health Department has told hospitals to have guidelines in place to help them better recognize and treat conditions ...

Black women saw their maternal mortality rate increase from 49.5 deaths per 100,000 live births to 50.3 over one year, while every other racial group experienced declines.

The U.S. maternal mortality crisis is driven by various factors, but primary care providers are uniquely positioned to ...

Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest ...

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams recently convened a group of advocates and city leaders to move the needle on this crisis ...

New data from the CDC shows that Black women are three and a half times more likely to die due to pregnancy complications ...

The CDC reports that black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

A Feb. 13 study published on JAMA Network analyzed the impact of recent pro-life laws by looking at state-level fertility ...

The U.S. has a much higher rate of maternal mortality than other high-income countries, and the risks are especially acute ...

Research indicates U.S. states with strict abortion bans experience increased infant mortality, reversing years of progress. Particularly vulnerable groups, including Black infants and those with ...