Arkansas is grappling with high rates of food insecurity and maternal mortality, but experts believe that expanding awareness of the Women, Infants, and Childre ...

Expanding awareness of the WIC program and improving access to WIC-approved foods could help boost maternal and infant health ...

Ingham County officials said getting more Black doulas involved during and after pregnancy will improve grim maternal mortality rates.

Research shows Black women are experiencing pregnancy-related deaths at a higher rate than other groups. One Baltimore organization is working to change that.

The maternal mortality rate excludes deaths by suicide or caused by “accidental or incidental” causes, including drug overdoses. It also doesn’t include maternal deaths that occur more than 42 days ...

An unusual public dispute has erupted among leading maternal health experts over whether the striking rise of U.S. maternal mortality rates over the past two decades was the real deal — or a ...

Health Care What to Know About the Roiling Debate Over U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates A new study challenged the accuracy of public health data on deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth — and ...

While Louisiana’s infant mortality rates have trended in the wrong direction, Medicaid expansion has demonstrably improved other health care outcomes.

About 40% of women who get abortions in the U.S. are Black, and advocates say abortion bans like Texas’ will increase their health and financial risks.

Using the maternal mortality rate, California ranked only behind Illinois for lowest death rates in 2019. But the rate for Black women was far higher.