Policymakers, researchers, community leaders, and advocates must continue their efforts to improve maternal health, including perinatal mental health, under the new administration.

Indiana has long carried the weight of a disquieting reality: its infant mortality rate consistently exceeds the national average.

MMR, a key health indicator for mothers, refers to the number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births in a given time period ...

Doulas are non-medical professionals trained to support people through significant health-related experiences, such as childbirth, miscarriage, abortion and death. Bishop-Stacker said her organization ...

Every two minutes, a woman dies from preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications. While more women now access ...

Giving birth in Georgia is riskier than it should be. Why maternal mortality is rising — and what you can do about it.

In a world that celebrates technological marvels and medical breakthroughs, West Africa remains shackled by a shameful and ...

South Carolina lawmakers say it's important to get more maternal medical care into rural towns and communities, but policy is ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Maternal mortality rates are 3.5 times higher for Black women than their white counterparts. These disparities are partly due to limited ...

The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births, up from 18.6 the year before. The CDC counts women who die while pregnant, during childbirth and up to 42 days after birth ...

“Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate remains unacceptably high, with over 1,000 deaths per 100,000 live births. This cannot continue,” Chinye-Nwoko said, according to a press statement on ...

bumping the nation’s maternal mortality rate up to 33.8 deaths per 100,000 live first in June of 2022, according to the data. The CDC referenced the World Health Organization’s definition of a ...