About 1.3 million women will have a C-section this year in the U.S., making it the most common surgical procedure in the ...

The removal of FDA guidance on clinical trial diversity and related anti–diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) actions may hinder progress toward equitable health care, impacting workforce diversity, ...

Shayna Barksdale has three decades of experience as a licensed clinical social worker. Her new book aims to help parents of tween girls navigate the pressures they face.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday announced legislation targeted at improving health outcomes for moms and babies. Why ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced legislation aimed at improving maternal health in Arkansas. According to a news release, Senator Missy Irvin (District 24) and ...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as ...

An East Harlem pediatric clinic is encouraging families to launch their literacy journey early as data shows falling reading ...

The bill includes presumptive Medicaid eligibility, higher payments to doctors and hospitals — and, surprisingly, a provision ...

An Amber Alert has been issued for a pregnant Wisconsin teen, who police believe is with the 40-year-old man who impregnated ...

Pregnant women are more likely to die of violence than any medical cause in the U.S. and are at greater risk for violent ...

Officially launched in April 2024, birthFUND aims to improve the maternal health care system and provide families access to ...

The daughter of a physician, Ms. James-Conterelli was perhaps destined to follow suit. “She would come home…and I would look ...