Nebraska Black Maternal Health Month marks 5 years with an exhibit uplifting midwifery and community-based care for Black ...

Rather than focusing on one part of pregnancy or childbirth, it would change care during pregnancy and for up to a year after ...

And for Black women, that gap in care is felt every single day. Whether it's standardized assessment tools and medicines that ...

Wisconsin Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate are pushing a package of bills to improve Black infant and maternal health ...

WIC's recurring, structured appointments create sustained touchpoints for identifying emerging health concerns throughout pregnancy and beyond.

What do you do when the hardest season of your life is the one everyone keeps calling a blessing? Postpartum depression is ...

Black doulas and midwives across the South work to overcome systemic bias, doctor shortages, high maternal mortality and misinformation about their expertise.

Sudden unexpected infant death claimed the lives of about 3,400 babies in the United States in 2024. Despite decades of public health efforts to promote safer sleep, these deaths remain a major cause ...

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*Black women have the highest average weight among major racial and ethnic groups of women in the United States, according to federal health data. Non-Hispanic Black women average 188.5 pounds, ...

The 34-year-old has gone viral after she voiced her opinion on mothers breastfeeding their babies in a now-deleted clip from their podcast, Sisters In The City.