"The Fight for Black Lives" chronicles the stories of Black mothers who faced racial inequities in the health care system. Chicago Tonight: Black Voices is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

Bruce McIntyre III still remembers the day he had to bury his life-partner, Amber Rose Isaac, after she died due to complications from an emergency C-section in April 2020. “I just lost my partner, ...

A new documentary film examines troubling numbers showing racial disparity in childbirth outcomes and healthcare. Pregnancy can be a risky thing for any mother, but alarming numbers show the ...

The state Department of Health and Human Services is holding a special screening of the WRAL Documentary “Critical Term: Why are Black mothers and babies dying” during Black Maternal Health Week.

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have an elevated risk of death following childbirth long after the 42-day postpartum limit the WHO uses to define pregnancy-related deaths, a new analysis shows ...

A new study by the University of Washington has found that Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native women are more likely to die from pregnancy-related problems than white women. A University of ...