The University of South Carolina is launching a remote patient monitoring program aimed at reducing the state’s high maternal mortality rate of 32.7 deaths per 100,000 births The University of South ...

According to a report by the March of Dimes, scores in Kansas improved overall. But people of color still face the biggest ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There is a crisis underway in our nation's maternity wards — maternal mortality rates are on the rise in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes ...

Community members gathered at Central Piedmont Community College campus in west Charlotte on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, for a county conference that highlighted some of the most pressing health ...

It is essential for health care professionals to routinely screen pregnant and postpartum women for depression and anxiety, address modifiable risk factors and consider behavioral and pharmacological ...

A Charlotte group has decided to drop the word "Black" from the title of its 2025 Maternal Health Conference over concerns of losing federal funds. A Charlotte nonprofit has changed the name of its ...

Black women face higher risks during pregnancy and childbirth due to inequities in healthcare. Black women face disproportionately higher risks during pregnancy and childbirth due to systemic ...

As a maternity nurse for over a decade, Meagan Daigle has seen it all. But it wasn't until she battled her own postpartum health issues that she truly understood the full scope of the maternal health ...

The agency gave $351 million to states, territories and other nonprofit organizations through its Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. The program aims to provide voluntary ...

Integrating routine psychological health screening and treatment during and after pregnancy may reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and improve maternal cardiovascular health, according to a ...