Commonly cited statistics on the mortality risk of pregnancy when compared to abortion in the U.S. are a vast undercount, ...

Working alongside hospitals and health systems, the American Hospital Association’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies (BHMB) initiative aims to eliminate preventable maternal deaths and reduce ...

In 2024, the most recent year for which data for the population is available, Native American and Alaska Native people had the highest pregnancy-related mortality ration among major demographic groups ...

A new World Health Organization report found that maternal mortality rates have either increased or remained the same in nearly all regions of the world in the past five years. "In 2020, we estimate ...

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia disproportionately affect African American women, leading to serious health complications and ...

In a high-income setting, maternal anemia and relative erythrocytosis are associated with severe neonatal morbidity and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) — A South Carolina midwife who dedicated her life’s work to preventing maternal deaths died from childbirth complications earlier this month. Dr. Janell Green Smith, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Members of the Charleston community gathered Wednesday night to honor a woman who spent her life working to prevent maternal deaths, yet tragically died while giving birth ...

For every newborn cry in Harris County, a shadow hangs over Black mothers—the terrifying possibility that they might not live to hear it. Here, in the heart of the world's largest medical hub, Black ...