The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities ...

Eskenazi Health has announced two new initiatives aimed at improving maternal health following a year-long effort to assess ...

The Federal Communications Commission has launched an overhauled, comprehensive maternal health map that overlays data about broadband internet access with maternal health outcomes and indicators ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a respected midwife and maternal health expert, tragically died in childbirth at the age of 31, highlighting the issue of America's maternal mortality crisis and the need for ...

In a nation with the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries, Dr. Janell Green Smith’s death is a ...

The maternal mortality rate among Black women in the U.S. is significantly higher than the overall rate, highlighting the impact of systemic racism and maternal care deserts.

The Commonwealth Fund’s updated July 2025 brief on maternal mortality highlights how systemic disparities, Medicaid coverage gaps, and behavioral health challenges continue to drive poor maternal and ...

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Too many new moms are dying in the U.S. Exactly how many, however, is harder to establish. After years of ...

The Office of the California Surgeon General has launched One Small Thing, a social media initiative aimed at reducing ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Democrats are criticizing the Trump administration for cutting funding and staffing from programs aimed at fighting maternal mortality. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and ...

Tennessee's Maternal Mortality Review Committee was established in 2016 to investigate the deaths of women during and after childbirth in an effort to reduce the state’s high maternal mortality rates.

Tennessee consistently ranks among the worst in the nation for maternal deaths. Sen. London Lamar, D-Memphis, said the Maternal Mortality Review Committee should post quarterly reports for real-time ...