The maternal mortality rate among Black women in the U.S. is significantly higher than the overall rate, highlighting the impact of systemic racism and maternal care deserts.

Maternal mortality rates in the United States fell in 2022 after at least three years of continuous increases, new federal data shows. In 2022, 817 women in the U.S. died of maternal causes with a ...

Grave warnings of a crisis in maternal deaths are being slightly eroded by articles suggesting that advocates overreached and that the “crisis” was primarily a ...

The public has been sold the lie that abortion keeps women safe and, by extension, reduces maternal mortality rates. We’ve been told lack of access to so-called reproductive care will kill women.

Eskenazi Health has announced two new initiatives aimed at improving maternal health following a year-long effort to assess ...

But Lost Her Own Life *Dr. Janell Green-Smith spent her career fighting for safe births. A certified nurse-midwife (CNM) and ...

Black Illinoisians had the highest rate of maternal mortality at 78 deaths per 100,000 live births. The report found discrimination was present in 74% of the deaths related to Black pregnancies, ...