Black women in the United States are nearly three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2023 ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's Black Maternal Health Week, a national initiative to address disparities in maternal outcomes for Black women in the U.S. Valley health leaders say everyone can play a ...

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 ...

Maternal and newborn deaths are rising globally, not just in low-and middle-income countries, but in wealthy nations too. Researchers have described the situation as a “global failure” and a “major ...

LONDON (Reuters) -Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, and could lead to a rise in deaths, the ...

More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 688 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD/Gray News) - An Arizona family is mourning the loss of their loved one. Ioni Alexis Duarte Harsh was at the hospital getting ready to give birth to her fifth child just a few days ...

ALBANY — It should have been the best of days for the family of Diane Rizk McCabe: On Sept. 2, 2007, they gathered at Albany Medical Center to await the birth of the 32-year-old woman's second child.