Black women in the U.S. have a staggeringly high maternal mortality rate at 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births. We need to take action now to protect all mothers.

Caribbean Women's Health Association offers free doula support citywide as part of an effort to reduce Black maternal ...

In the UK, more women are now dying during pregnancy and childbirth than at any time in the past 20 years, despite a fall in ...

Data shows that Black women are dying during childbirth at alarming rates​, and the crisis is especially urgent in Brooklyn, ...

He said black women were three to four times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy. “These two things are very concerning, particularly in a developed country like the U.S.” ...

Among Hispanic women, the rate of women dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after increased from 14.5% in 2019 to 18.9% in 2022. Rates among white women nearly doubled — from 20% to ...

Tru Kellman's own traumatic birth experiences inspired her to open Jamaa in 2016. It's a center devoted to helping women find midwives, doulas and other skilled experts assisting women in childbirth.

What’s more, the authors point out, many reported deaths during pregnancy or childbirth may be attributable to HIV, which is hampering progress in the further reduction of maternal morality. In ...

The rate of women dying in childbirth in West African countries hit by the Ebola epidemic is soaring, with as many as one in seven at risk of death as fear of contact with bodily fluids prevents ...

After receiving a MacArthur Fellowship in 2009, Addario reported from Afghanistan, one of the countries with the highest rates of women dying in childbirth. "Often, women don't have access to ...