Age remains a major risk factor, with maternal mortality rates significantly higher among women 40 and older. In 2023, the mortality rate for this age group was 59.8 deaths per 100,000 live births – ...

Black maternal mortality rates are alarming, but churches are taking action. Salvation and Social Justice is teaching churches how to get involved in the birth justice movement.

Gov. Sanders signed three bills into law: a school phone ban, free school breakfasts, and Medicaid changes for pregnant ...

Texas sees a significant rise in sepsis among women after the abortion ban, raising concerns over delayed care and lives lost.

ProPublica analyzed years of statewide hospital data and found more women are developing sepsis than before the ban was instituted.

Two forms of support could significantly improve American families’ health: providing free diapers and offering rides to ...

The leading cause of maternal mortality in New Hampshire is behavioral health, including substance abuse. Momnibus 2.0 bill ...

ProPublica found that the rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the ...

A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021.

For every 1,000 live births in Michigan, six babies die before their first birthday. This is a decrease, but Michigan has one ...