Summit’s focus: High mortality rates of black mothers, infants
Maternal death rate lowered in California, but racial disparity remains
Why is giving birth in the U.S. so dangerous for women of color?
Women in D.C. face obstacles at every step of pregnancy and childbirth
A mother’s zip code could signal whether her baby will be born too early
Rate of women addicted to opioids during pregnancy quadrupled in 15 years, CDC says
Pregnancy debate revisited: To induce labor, or not?
Maternal mortality: An American crisis
To keep women from dying in childbirth, look to California
Hospitals know how to protect mothers. They just aren’t doing it
More than 160 Texas hospitals join effort to reduce maternal mortality
Pregnancy complications might ‘turn on’ schizophrenia genes, study says
More babies being born too soon for third year in a row, report shows; March Of Dimes says trend is an alarming indicator of worsening health of moms and babies in the U.S.
Dying to deliver: The race to prevent sudden death of new mothers
For every woman who dies in childbirth in the U.S., 70 more come close
Serena Williams reveals ‘whole new kind of fear’ during daughter’s birth
Fetal immune system may trigger premature birth: Study
Experts urge support of bills to combat maternal mortality
Why are black mothers and infants far more likely to die in U.S. from pregnancy-related causes?
Maternal death rate in Texas was inflated, new study shows
Why America’s black mothers and babies are in a life-or-death crisis
Texas’s maternal mortality rate was unbelievably high. Now we know why.
Most maternal deaths reported in 2012 were labeled incorrectly, Texas researchers find
In Detroit, baby steps to better births
New toolkit aims to prevent dangerous blood clots in pregnancy
More than 7,000 full-term infants die annually in the US
Here’s one issue blue and red states agree on: Preventing deaths of expectant and new mothers
Why are so many women dying from pregnancy in D.C.?
How we collected nearly 5,000 stories of maternal harm
U.S. states with more support for midwives have better birth outcomes