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, ...

FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Complications during pregnancy can mean a woman’s future heart health is at risk, particularly if she is overweight or obese, a new study says.

Female genital mutilation causes lifelong health and psychological harm, including pain, infections, childbirth risks, and trauma. A WHO study urges global action to prevent and treat its devastating ...

Millie Smith, 28, and Tom Smith, 31, from Manchester, were informed that their twins had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome ...

It's Black Maternal Health Week, a national initiative to address disparities in maternal outcomes for Black women in the U.S ...

The US government released new data this week showing that rates of autism diagnoses among US children reached record highs ...

Researchers at WellnessPulse have determined roughly how much plastic people have ingested by the time they reach each decade ...

New and expectant mothers are facing confusion and chaos as they try to use Tricare health insurance, which covers members of ...

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

Erica Chidi, a reproductive health educator and former doula, speaks about what it will truly take to solve the Black ...

The developments are occurring against a backdrop of wider turmoil in the economy and financial markets, brought on by ...

Texas legislators, along with anti-abortion rights advocates and some medical providers, have applauded two bills aimed at clarifying the exceptions to the state’s abortion ban. Proponents of the bill ...