It should not be revolutionary for a Black woman to survive childbirth in America—but tragically, in America, it is.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nationwide, the black maternal mortality rate was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 births. Hospital closures, lack of access to health care, ...

FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Complications during pregnancy can mean a woman’s future heart health is at risk, particularly if she is overweight or obese, a new study says.

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April ...

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood ...

Tash Oduro, 37, suffered from a condition that usually impacts women during the second half of pregnancy or soon after a baby ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Research finds that Black women have the highest risk of pregnancy-related heart problems in the U.S.

Female genital mutilation causes lifelong health and psychological harm, including pain, infections, childbirth risks, and trauma. A WHO study urges global action to prevent and treat its devastating ...

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature's stress test and may uncover an individual's risk for ...

The secondary school teacher sailed through her pregnancy without complications until a scan at 37 weeks showed she had 'extremely high blood pressure' and raised protein levels in her urine.

Hailey Okula, an ER nurse known on Instagram as Nurse Hailey, died from childbirth complications shortly after welcoming her son, Crew, according to an April 1 update shared by her husband ...

Millie Smith, 28, and Tom Smith, 31, from Manchester, were informed that their twins had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome ...