One of Health First Indiana’s particular areas of focus has been improving infant and maternal mortality rates, particularly among Black women. A’onesty Cross and Jackie Carter are Community ...

Black women in the United States continued to face the highest maternal mortality rates, dying at a rate more than three times higher than white women, according to a newly released report from the ...

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

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.

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

Wakefield native Brittney Russell’s new documentary "You Are Not Alone” deals with one of the most pressing public health ...

The Maternal Health Conference was organized by Black Lives Matter New Hampshire, part of a larger effort the organization is launching to tackle the issue. “Our goal is really to just bring ...

The Fresno-based Black Wellness and Prosperity Center (BWPC) announced Monday that its president and CEO, Shantay R. Davies-Balch, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 James Irvine Foundation ...

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

The Black Doula Collaborative is working to improve maternal health and birth outcomes for Black women in Rochester.

Black Lives Matter New Hampshire wants to change that. For Camilla Thompson, the maternal health coordinator for Black Lives Matter New Hampshire, that question became personal. She said she wasn ...