Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina midwife and advocate for Black maternal health, has died due to complications during ...

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield said complications during childbirth have risen more than 30% nationwide, and according to the ...

Hospitals hone maternal care by adopting AI monitoring, emergency wristbands, and expanded NICU capacity to improve patient safety and outcomes.

Kansas has slightly improved in a national scorecard of maternal and infant health but there are still places to to better, especially when it comes to the health of women and babies of color. Every ...

Black mothers living in the least vulnerable areas of the U.S. are more likely to die or have worse birth outcomes compared to white mothers living in the most vulnerable areas, a sweeping new study ...

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries and experiences substantial disparities in maternal health outcomes, particularly by race and ethnicity. The most ...

In the more than four years since the state of Texas significantly restricted access to abortion, medical researchers have ...

We are a state that claims to love our children and want to put our children in the best outcomes to succeed in life,’ said ...

Of the pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in 2021 and 2022, committees found 91% could have been prevented.