It’s Black Maternal Health Week in Michigan. Now through Thursday, state and local leaders are raising awareness about the challenges Black families face during pregnancy.

A sweeping new analysis of U.S. mortality data over the past 70 years reveals that Black children in the United States have consistently faced significantly ...

New study reveals that Black children in the US have faced significantly higher mortality rates than their White peers, with no improvement since the 1950s.

A 2024 study from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine suggests increasing racial diversity among providers could help slow inequities in obstetrics care. Data shows roughly 10% of ...

Doctors ignored her dangerous pregnancy complications. Now she’s developing "Pregnant and Black" to help other Black moms-to-be feel heard and supported.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women.

The data shows 50 Black mothers died out of every 100,000 live births in the U.S. in 2023. That's compared to about 15 deaths for white women. A number that was previously at 19. Research also shows ...

The PIPER unit takes baby Norah (8weeks) home from the RCH to Shepparton. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Norah and her mother Sharni. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Norah went into fetal supraventricular ...

The WHO estimates 10,000 kidneys are traded on the black market a year ... which are sold to desperately sick buyers for large sums of money. The third category is a living person who knowingly ...