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

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

AOC’s rising popularity comes as the New York congresswoman travels around the country for the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Senator […] ...

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.

For pregnant women at increased risk for preeclampsia, research says this is a way to reduce the chance of the complication and preterm birth.

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

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

The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), has officially launched the first Gender Disaggregated Data Survey Report--marking a major milestone in the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

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