After, she and her partner weren't allowed to hold their dead baby, just see it—because "his head [was] propped on…
“We’re the canaries in the coal mine as Black people,” said Linda Villarosa, whose reporting first put Black…
On Thursday, the House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing examining the serious issue of maternal…
It's been a strange time for women. Maternal mortality in the US has actually increased. There are people in our…
Mississippi has the highest infant mortality rate in the United States. According to the state's health office, for…
A copy of temporarily sidelined songstress Adele's tour rider is making the rounds, and from it, it seems as though…
Would you like Erykah Badu to be present at your birth? It could happen — she's already a doula, and now has said…
If you'd like to rev up your rage engines before the workweek, check out the op-ed section of the New York Times.…
• Out of married U.S. women, only 16% are currently on the pill, compared to 29% in the UK and more than 40% in the…
Little boys, watch out for Granny: a new study suggests that a grandmother's presence reduces the mortality rate of…
The U.S. has the highest infant mortality rate of the world's 23 richest nations, and within the country, black…