dozens of maternal health advocates say a new state plan to reduce maternal mortality fails to address systemic racism and puts an undue burden on individuals. The plan, unveiled by state ...

After years of neglect, the issue of maternal mortality is finally getting attention in policy and politics, as well as in the media, with headlines drawing attention to figures that show the ...

Headlines challenging the existence of a US maternal mortality crisis set off shock waves among clinicians, researchers, and advocates who are deeply engaged in the fight for maternal health and ...

Here is what you need to know about the rate, causes, and prevention of mortality during childbirth. When a person dies from ...

Key Findings: Maternal Mortality in 2025 While the Trump administration pitches a $5,000 incentive for women to boost America’s birthrate, it’s hard to ignore the glaring disconnect with ...

On Friday, NBC published the first maternal mortality data from Texas since SB 8 took effect, and found maternal deaths in the state increased by a staggering 56% from 2019 to 2022, compared to an ...

Researchers and community workers in Georgia are speaking out against deep cuts to work on maternal and infant mortality that appear in a draft budget proposal for federal health funding.

In 2023, there was a drop in the maternal mortality rate for all but Black women, according to a Feb. 5 CDC report. The report collected maternal mortality rates for 2023 based on data from the ...

In particular, the nonprofit works to fight high maternal mortality rates experienced by Black women. Motherhood changed everything for Ty Roberts, who was inspired to become a doula after her own ...

Even excluding deaths related to COVID, Texas’ maternal mortality rate spiked, reversing two years of improvement. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.

Despite our islands’ natural beauty, many Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families grapple with troubling statistics related to maternal and infant mortality. Get Hawaii’s latest morning ...

The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee met on Friday to discuss the latest two-year maternal mortality report and to discuss changes, including for the group to review ...