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.

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

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

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...

Trump administration attempts to dismantle DEI initiatives are alarming public health researchers, who fear they could thwart ...

If Duffy is trying to encourage Americans to have more children, this is the wrong way to go about it,” the authors say.

Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to increased political ...

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The mortality rate for Black mothers in the U.S. has not improved, per data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: The pregnancy ...

In the past few weeks, the National Indian Health Board opened a funding opportunity for maternal health awareness; a ...

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

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