Why is it so expensive to give birth in America? In a word: supply. America needs to deliver better results for our mothers and children. Fortunately, a solution is in plain sight: let urgent care ...

Ebony Marcelle, the director of midwifery at Community of Hope in Washington, D.C., started her doctoral degree after more than a decade of working as a midwife. A Georgetown University School of ...

Jan. 23 marks “Maternal Health Awareness Day,” and advocates say it’s a time to raise awareness of the health risks of ...

A recent study found that one in four new mothers are thrown into medical debt after giving birth, which is even true for ...

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January 23 is Maternal Health Awareness Day and in Mississippi, the rate of self-reported postpartum depressive symptoms is ...

A South Carolina midwife who dedicated her life’s work to preventing maternal deaths died from childbirth complications earlier this month.

North Carolina's NCDHHS launched the "I Gave Birth" campaign on Maternal Health Awareness Day to improve postpartum care and ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new initiative aimed at improving postpartum care ...

Tiana Lashae created the “Black Birth Joy” project in 2024 to amplify positive Black maternal health stories through ...

From 2016 to 2023, more than 26,500 people, mostly Latino, have gone to an ER in LA county to seek birthing care ...