DAWA Mama closed out Black Maternal Health Week with a community day focused on birthing with joy at the UPMC Health Plan ...

It's one of the most joyful and vulnerable times in a woman's life, but for Black women in particular, pregnancy still ...

The lives of Black women—especially Black mothers—are not expendable. Black women are not a political talking point. Our ...

Local leaders and organizations in Macon are raising awareness during Black Maternal Health Week. Piedmont Macon’s Chief ...

Black women face the highest maternal mortality rates, according to the CDC. Virginia families are advocating for change by emphasizing the importance of support, knowledge, and care in childbirth.

This series was produced as part of the Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. Fellowship. In the U.S., Black women are three ...

A 2024 study from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine suggests increasing racial diversity among providers could help slow inequities in obstetrics care. Data shows roughly 10% of ...

By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nationwide, the black maternal mortality rate was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 births. Hospital closures, lack of access to health care, ...

Doctors ignored her dangerous pregnancy complications. Now she’s developing "Pregnant and Black" to help other Black moms-to-be feel heard and supported.

In California, Black women are at least three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. Santa ...