Local OB/GYN Dr. Oyenmwen Inneh discusses the importance of a birth plan for Black women in improving maternal health ...

Advocates are warning lawmakers that the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will leave millions of pregnant Black women ...

In conjunction with the annual Black Maternal Health Week campaign founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, which ended ...

Black Mamas ATX is a nonprofit culturally centered around educating, protecting and empowering black mothers in Central Texas ...

Local leaders and organizations in Macon are raising awareness during Black Maternal Health Week. Piedmont Macon’s Chief ...

Black women face the highest maternal mortality rates, according to the CDC. Virginia families are advocating for change by emphasizing the importance of support, knowledge, and care in childbirth.

The data shows 50 Black mothers died out of every 100,000 live births in the U.S. in 2023. That's compared to about 15 deaths for white women. A number that was previously at 19. Research also shows ...

In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week, which is from April 11 to 17, Renee Hastick-Motes, CEO of the Joseph P. Addabbo ...

Ajah, an OB/GYN at Memorial Hermann Medical Group Cypress, recently stopped by Houston Life to discuss the risks associated ...

In California, Black women are at least three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes. Santa ...

Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is mobilizing support for Black maternal health.

The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) indicates the number of women who die during pregnancy or childbirth, which serves as a crucial measure of both women’s health and how well health-care systems ...