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, ...

Kameelah Phillips, MD, breaks down how to speak up during pregnancy care and raises the alarm on a serious postpartum issue for Black mothers.

It should not be revolutionary for a Black woman to survive childbirth in America—but tragically, in America, it is.

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Research finds that Black women have the highest risk of pregnancy-related heart problems in the U.S.

Disproportionate rates of pregnancy complications have some Black mothers in Kansas City straying from the traditional hospital setting.

A 1-year-old girl exposed others to measles April 4-8 at multiple places in Lansing, Okemos and East Lansing. Here's the full list of exposure sites.

A grieving family in Queens wants answers after a young woman died two weeks after giving birth to twins. They believe it was due to complications with her C-section, but say the hospital is not ...

The maternal mortality crisis gets the spotlight—but what about the Black women who survive childbirth, yet lose a part of ...

One of the most critical complications Black women face is postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Here's what you need to ...

Explore the role of AI in maternal health, and how ChatGPT helped a pregnant mom spot serious risks like high blood pressure, ...

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature's stress test and may uncover an individual's risk for ...