Too many women are dying during and after childbirth in the U.S. A new program at Advent Health Avista is designed to reduce the maternal mortality rate. "I never in a million years would have ...

Watauga Medical Center has introduced a new initiative to help new mothers have the safest and healthiest start to her ...

According to the CDC, 23% of maternal deaths have been caused by mental health conditions including suicide and substance use disorder. Brown called the bracelet and post-birth program amazing.

The bracelet includes a QR code linking to MyArkansasBirth.org, a centralized hub for maternal and infant health resources that includes everything from breastfeeding videos to symptom checkers ...

Folks around the country are gearing up to celebrate “collective action” around improving health outcomes for Black mothers. The 2025 Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW25), which lasts through ...

WE NEED TO DO BETTER. MISSISSIPPI. WE’VE GOT TO DO BETTER. YES, WE ABSOLUTELY MUST DO BETTER. >> APRIL 11TH THROUGH THE 17TH IS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, BLACK WOMEN ARE THREE ...

The US is in a maternal health crisis. Pregnant and postpartum women experience preventable sickness and death from mental health conditions. Medical professionals have effective treatments for ...

Federal programs that help people compare IVF clinics, monitor safety in fertility and make sense of health data have been scaled back by the Trump administration in a move some maternal health ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — May is recognized across the US, as well as other places, as Maternal Health Awareness Month. It's considered a time to focus on the well-being of mothers before, during ...