Despite some r ecent improvements in maternal mortality—which, to be clear, did not extend to Black women—the United States continues to be the most dangerous wealthy country for giving birth, and ...

Taken together, these findings underscore the relevance of fetal movement within the psychology of pregnancy, suggesting that ...

More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 688 ...

New research involving nearly 200,000 mothers found that one in 12 rated her mental health as fair or poor. By Catherine Pearson The mental health of mothers in the United States declined ...

As a maternity nurse for over a decade, Meagan Daigle has seen it all. But it wasn't until she battled her own postpartum health issues that she truly understood the full scope of the maternal health ...

Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell wasn’t feeling right. The physician from Reno, Nevada, knew what to expect after giving birth to her second daughter via cesarean section in 2016. Then she felt dizzy and had a ...

Pregnancy-related mortality has risen sharply, and doctors have overlooked a particularly dangerous period: from six weeks to one year after the birth. By Roni Caryn Rabin During a recent five-year ...

Hemorrhage – severe heavy bleeding – and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according to a new study released today by the World Health ...

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 ...

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report from the agency’s ...