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

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

Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths.

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...

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

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers will unveil findings that suggest that nationwide more pregnant ...

The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.

Millions of women undergo episiotomies during childbirth every year, yet the mechanics behind these surgical cuts remain ...

and more pregnant women die of violence than any individual medical cause. Part of the reason violence is not recognized as the leading cause of death during pregnancy is because we don't include ...

Dr Godfrey Egwau, the proprietor of Welfare Clinic in Soroti City has been arrested over the death of Emmia Lucy Aluka during ...