Healio

Q&A: Steps to improve ‘maternal mortality crisis’ for Black, Indigenous women

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . U.S. maternal mortality rates improved since 2021 and 2022, but rates remain high for Black and Indigenous women ...
The Spokesman-Review

Maternal mortality rates rise in Washington, especially for Indigenous communities

Maternal death rates climbed in Washington over the past two decades, with Indigenous communities seeing disproportionately high increases. That’s according to new research published last week. The ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Black and Indigenous Kansans are more likely to die from pregnancy

Black maternal mortality in Kansas now exceeds neighboring states, new research finds, and the state saw one of the greatest increases in mortality for Indigenous mothers. WICHITA, Kansas — Black ...
High Country News

First direct cash assistance program exclusively for Indigenous parents launched

Indigenous people in the United States experience one of the highest maternal mortality rates of any ethnic group. A report filed this year by the Washington State Department of Health found that ...
KSL

Study: Indigenous maternal deaths on the rise in Utah

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Acsh.org

A Closer Look at Maternal Mortality

Tori Bowie, a 2016 US Olympian, died from complications of childbirth; Serena Williams experienced a pulmonary embolism after delivery that was initially ignored. According to the World in Data, US ...
Medicine Buffalo

Maternal Health in Focus at Indigenous Health Symposium

The inaugural Indigenous Health Symposium brought together Indigenous community members, academics, physicians, students and others to discuss “Perspectives on Reproductive Justice and Maternal Health ...
sciencex

New anti-bias childbirth training courses address disparities in Black and Indigenous maternal, infant health

Minnesota is facing a racial crisis when it comes to maternal health and infant mortality. Black birthing people in the state are twice as likely to die due to pregnancy complications than their white ...
People

Tori Bowie's Death During Childbirth Spotlights High Maternal Mortality Rate Among Black Women

The Olympic sprinter, who was found dead May 2, died while she was in labor, according to her autopsy The death of Olympian Tori Bowie from complications related to childbirth has spotlighted a ...
Healio

Strategies needed to cut ‘unacceptably high’ maternal deaths of Indigenous women

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians should encourage Native American and Alaska Native women to embrace pregnancy as a time to improve CV ...
MedscapeOpinion

What Is Canada Doing About Rising Maternal Mortality?

Without a robust national surveillance system and confidential reporting, it’s impossible to know where Canada stands on ...