Why do Black mothers in America continue dying at alarming rates in a healthcare system equipped with cutting-edge technology ...

A Centers for Disease Control study shows that even though maternal mortality rates dropped overall in the U.S., black women ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more ...

Hundreds of Black nurses gathered in Washington for The National Black Nurses Association's (NBNA) 37th annual 'National Black Nurses Day on Capitol Hill.' ...

Arkansas, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States, is taking steps to improve maternal health with a $17 million ...

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

Most maternal deaths occur within the first year after giving birth, and cardiomyopathy – a form of cardiovascular disease – ...

A new study found they are twice as likely to be admitted to hospital with heart problems in the 12 months after birth.

Pregnant women are trooping to hospitals to deliver in Turkana, thanks to a simple seat that respects the community's culture ...

To my great surprise, it took the words “secret death” in the dentist’s office to find the keys I needed to open that ...

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 ...

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