New research points to potential links between racism, economic deprivation, and the elevated rates of maternal mortality ...
Saturday marks the end of Black Maternal Health Week, a campaign started by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to raise ...
The path leading to the track at a Durham middle school on Saturday was marked with signs bearing the names of Black women ...
Black women remain three times more likely than white and Hispanic women to die from pregnancy-related complications, according to the latest maternal mortality rates released last month by the ...
JACKSON, Ms. — The maternal death rate in America continues to get worse. There were 20 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. The numbers rose to 24 per 100,000 in 2020. For Black women, that statistic ...
HOUSTON, Texas – Black women in Harris County are dying during and after pregnancy at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group, according to a 2024 report from Harris County Public Health.
Black women are the economic backbone of their families, and maternal mortality is a financial crisis that continues to ...
If we want to lower the maternal death rate for Black parents in Minnesota, we need more than apologies and 'safety stories.' ...
Black women in rural areas are facing the brunt of declining medical services, including access to obstetric care as new policies threaten clinic and hospital closures. Lawmakers, healthcare advocates ...