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

Black women saw their maternal mortality rate increase from 49.5 deaths per 100,000 live births to 50.3 over one year, while every other racial group experienced declines.

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

The U.S. maternal mortality rate decreased to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, down from 22.3 in 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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 ...

The CDC reports that black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

A Centers for Disease Control study shows that even though maternal mortality rates dropped overall in the U.S., black women are still dying at a rate nearly three and a half times higher than white ...

Results of two large studies highlight a link between anemia and risk for postpartum hemorrhage and maternal death, with ...

New data from the CDC shows that Black women are three and a half times more likely to die due to pregnancy complications ...

A bill that would expedite Medicaid coverage and prenatal health care for low-income pregnant women in Alabama has advanced ...