Black maternal health

Mercedes Wells, a mother of four, gave birth to her daughter Alena in her husband’s car after being turned away from Franciscan …

The family of Mercedes Wells is demanding full accountability from Franciscan Health Crown Point after the Indiana mother was discharged while in …

A decade ago, Marla McCants lay in a bed in Nashville, trapped inside a body that had climbed to nearly 800 pounds …

After years of battling kidney failure and surviving countless dialysis treatments, Monica Fox of Chicago is alive today because of one extraordinary …

In a devastating blow to Black maternal health research, Dr. Jaime Slaughter-Acey, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of North …

In South Florida, a disturbing trend is gaining momentum — the closure of maternity wards, particularly in underserved communities. At the center …

Kierra Campbell was just 27 years old. A young mother of seven children. A woman battling end-stage heart failure. And, ultimately, a …

In the United States, Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, a …

A young Black mother from Las Vegas, Ahmonique Miller, died hours after undergoing cosmetic surgery in Miami and receiving unprescribed medication at …