Eskenazi Health has announced two new initiatives aimed at improving maternal health following a year-long effort to assess health barriers in several Central Indiana neighborhoods.

Maternal health forum held in Birmingham, discuss health disparities and policy ...

Created in 2021 by Black Mamas Matter, Black Maternal Health Week addresses systemic health issues facing Black mothers. Over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, but Black women are three ...

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is once again pushing a bill focused on combatting the racial bias and racial disparities that many Black women face when it comes to maternal health. The Maternal Care ...

"We know that black women are three times more likely to die from childbirth than white women and the proportion is two times more likely ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eva Epker covers what to know about and how to improve women's health. Apr 30, 2025, 12:30pm EDT In 1894, a statue of Dr. James ...

Black Americans are disproportionately impacted by chronic health conditions and maladies — a result of decades of racially ...

The state of health inequalities in the UK is an injustice that must be urgently addressed; doctors are no longer able to keep picking up the pieces of systemic failures ...

Affirmative action in local government leadership can significantly help improve health outcomes, particularly infant ...

Introduction Large socioeconomic disparities in healthcare utilisation and health outcomes have been well-documented in Latin ...