Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maternal mortality rates across race and ethnicity have more than doubled in the last 20 years, and the increase has been more ...

Maternal health begins long before pregnancy. Learn how Black maternal health leader Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha advamces a lifespan approach to improve health equity.

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is focused on boys’ and men’s health: She looks into reproductive health, trending treatments, screening approaches, mental health, and everything in between. Too many new ...

Every new data point or report appears to confirm it: The U.S. is in the midst of a mounting maternal mortality crisis. With more than 32 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, the risk of dying ...

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Can Make Maternal Health Care More Equitable. Doula Melina Laverde holds Sanaai Lynae, two weeks old, during a post ...

In 2020, approximately 287,000 women worldwide died from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications, equivalent to one death every 2 minutes. Hemorrhage and hypertensive disorders, such as ...

The decline of nearly 15% marks the third consecutive year of improvement in maternal health outcomes across Punjab ...

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 ...

Across the South, Black midwives are complaining that they face unfair regulations that are preventing them from doing their jobs and serving women who have limited access to maternal care.