Commonly cited statistics on the mortality risk of pregnancy when compared to abortion in the U.S. are a vast undercount, ...

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Too many new moms are dying in the U.S. Exactly how many, however, is harder to establish. After years of ...

The United States has the highest rate of pregnancy-related deaths among high-income countries, and a new study shows these "largely preventable" deaths have risen in recent years. Maternal mortality ...

For every newborn cry in Harris County, a shadow hangs over Black mothers—the terrifying possibility that they might not live to hear it. Here, in the heart of the world's largest medical hub, Black ...

US pregnancy and postpartum deaths receive substantial news coverage, and reporting is frequently alarmist. This summer, a LiveScience article claimed that “pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in ...

Black women in the U.S. are more than three time more likely to die from pregnancy related complications than their white counterparts. Recent data shows maternal deaths have dropped nationwide, for ...

According to new data, Harris County, Texas has the highest Black maternal mortality rates, nearly double the national ...

Providing women with education, support and encouragement while they're pregnant, during labor and after child birth, the Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative hopes to improve maternal mortality ...