Seven years ago, at 30 weeks into a seemingly low-risk pregnancy, I unexpectedly began to bleed. Doctors diagnosed me with complete placenta previa. Then, ...

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 ...

Two pregnant black women nearly 1,000 miles apart were ready to do what many do every day: welcome new bundles of joy, and ...

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Demetria McKinney and Shamea Morton attended the First Ladies Health Initiative's maternal health event and told BOSSIP about ...

President Donald Trump signed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (referred to as the CR) into law over the weekend, after it was passed by both the House of Representatives and ...

Public health experts, community and hospital partners, program administrators and elected officials from the State and ...

Women who have a doula are 47% less likely to have a cesarean delivery and a 29% lower chance of having a preterm delivery, ...

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the United States is expected to face a significant shortage of ...

Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois introduced a new bill this week to improve maternal health after the video of Mercedes Wells ...

Southwestern Virginia Health Region has launched a new Maternal Health website to provide vital resources for mothers, ...