Recognizing higher rates of Black infant mortality in California, the Perinatal Equity Initiative, or PEI, was launched in 2018 to address causes of this disparity and look at best practices. Under the... Read more »
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As it becomes more dangerous for American women to carry and give birth to a child, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows,... Read more »
The 2021 maternal mortality rate in the United States was more than 10 times the estimated rates of many other high-income countries, including Australia, Austria, Israel, and Japan. The U.S. maternal mortality... Read more »
Every childbirth should end with peace and joy as the mother finally gets to hold her newborn in her arms. Unfortunately, for many Black women, the period during and after childbirth is... Read more »