The state Health Department has told hospitals to have guidelines in place to help them better recognize and treat conditions ...

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's ...

Black women in the U.S. face the highest maternal mortality rates, with D.C. experiencing a severe crisis with 90% of ...

The U.S. has a much higher rate of maternal mortality than other high-income countries, and the risks are especially acute ...

According to a new study, homicide and suicide are the leading causes of maternal death in the US. Yet, these deaths are ...

Pregnant women are more likely to die of violence than any medical cause in the U.S. and are at greater risk for violent ...

For nearly two decades, California has made significant progress in reducing maternal mortality. In fact, our state has the ...

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report from the ...

In the medical community, research has traditionally focused on how to prevent and treat the leading medical causes of maternal mortality, which include bleeding, infection, hypertension, and ...

Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the ...