Lawmakers in Alabama's House have passed a bill expediting Medicaid for pregnant women in a state with one of the highest ...

American Indian and Alaska Native communities are some of the most underserved minoritized groups in the United States, and ...

The U.S. maternal mortality crisis is driven by various factors, but primary care providers are uniquely positioned to ...

Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans following the landmark ruling overturning ...

The rate is the lowest reported since 2018 and represents a significant drop from 2021 when it spiked to 32.9. The United ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...