While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more than three times the rate of white w ...

Black women in the United States continued to face the highest maternal mortality rates, dying at a rate more than three ...

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

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

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

Black Lives Matter New Hampshire wants to change that. For Camilla Thompson, the maternal health coordinator for Black Lives Matter New Hampshire, that question became personal. She said she wasn ...

In 2023, there was a drop in the maternal mortality rate for all but Black women, according to a Feb. 5 CDC report. The report collected maternal mortality rates for 2023 based on data from the ...

The Black Doula Collaborative is working to improve maternal health and birth outcomes for Black women in Rochester.

Despite a crowded sea of maternal health startups ... that the person assigned to support her was also a Black mother with a similar background. She immediately felt comfortable with her, as ...

The maternal health crisis disproportionality affects Black women and their babies. According to the CDC, Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white ...

The maternal mortality crisis among Black mothers is a well-documented issue that health care advocates have been ringing the alarm about for years. In recent years, more Black women have turned ...

“Black maternal health has been front and center, and nobody’s letting that conversation go. I believe the District is a ripe place for transformation.” In D.C., Black birthing people ...