Trump administration attempts to dismantle DEI initiatives are alarming public health researchers, who fear they could thwart ...

Providing provocative views on racism, pop culture, and mental health. No, it is not Black Maternal Health Week. However, Black expectant mothers are reminded daily of the grim statistics that ...

The maternal mortality crisis in America reveals a stark reality: Black women, while comprising just thirteen percent of the population, face nearly four times higher risk of fatal pregnancy ...

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 findings suggest that the "well-documented Black-white gap in infant and maternal health" can not solely be pinned on "differences in economic circumstances," said Maya Rossin-Slater ...

The 2023 report published by MBRRACE, the collaboration appointed by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership to run the national Maternal ... that women from Black ethnic backgrounds ...

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

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

But why, in 21st-century America, do Black/African American women face a magnified risk of maternal mortality? The first step to answering that question is understanding the scope of the problem. And ...

The rate is the lowest reported since 2018 and represents a significant drop from 2021 when it spiked to 32.9. The United ...

According to the Commonwealth Fund, the government had 22 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in 2022. These numbers significantly increase for certain race groups as well. Black women ...