Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's ...

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

While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more than three times the rate of white w ...

FOND DU LAC – SSM Health is the first in Wisconsin to launch a medical alert program to prevent post-birth deaths in area ...

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

The Department of Health Care Services have recently announced two initiatives which are aimed to reduce the number of deaths in relation to maternity care.

Postpartum depression affects many new mothers, increasing suicide risk. New research shows preventive cognitive behavioral ...

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

Food insecurity occurred frequently among pregnant individuals and increased the risk for multiple adverse health outcomes ...

Arkansas, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States, is taking steps to improve maternal health with ...

Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the ...