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

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

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The mortality rate for Black mothers in the U.S. has not improved, per data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: The pregnancy ...

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

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

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

February is American Heart Month, a highlight of which is Wear Red Day, which aims to raise awareness about heart disease in ...

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 ...

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 ...