Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths.

Black women in the US died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...

Pregnant women are more likely to die of violence than any medical cause in the U.S. and are at greater risk for violent ...

Black women in the U.S. face the highest maternal mortality rates, with D.C. experiencing a severe crisis with 90% of ...

and more pregnant women die of violence than any individual medical cause. Part of the reason violence is not recognized as the leading cause of death during pregnancy is because we don't include ...

Millions of women undergo episiotomies during childbirth every year, yet the mechanics behind these surgical cuts remain ...

Israel has inflicted “serious and sometimes life-threatening danger” on pregnant and postpartum women and girls in Gaza over ...

A 31-year-old woman from Nilaji village died after giving birth at the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) here on Tuesday (January 28, 2025). Anjali Patil was admitted to the hospital ...

Dr Godfrey Egwau, the proprietor of Welfare Clinic in Soroti City has been arrested over the death of Emmia Lucy Aluka during ...