One group within that crisis has borne the brunt of the worsening maternal mortality rate: Black women. The World Health Organization defined a maternal death as "the death of a woman while ...

However, Black expectant mothers are reminded daily of the grim statistics that persist when it comes to maternal mortality and how frightening it can be for pregnant Black women. It is no secret ...

Each loss shatters another family, another community, another dream for the future. But why, in 21st-century America, do Black/African American women face a magnified risk of maternal mortality? The ...

The United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations, but the risk is even higher for Black American women who are three times as likely to… ...

This powerful documentary amplifies urgent calls for equity in Black infant mortality and maternal health as Sundance Film Festival opens on National Maternal Health Awareness Day. Emmai and Voila in ...