In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates and infant mortality increased, a pair ...

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

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.

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...

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

Black women in the U.S. face the highest maternal mortality rates, with D.C. experiencing a severe crisis with 90% of ...

Twelve of Michigan’s 83 counties with the highest population of Blacks reported higher death rates for babies in 2020-22.

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

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's ...

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

Why do Black mothers in America continue dying at alarming rates in a healthcare system equipped with cutting-edge technology ...