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Maternal deaths are dropping, but these moms still face high risk.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBlack mothers nearly three times as likely to die during or after births One thing has remained...
'Safety bundles' may reduce pregnancy-related deaths, particularly among Black women
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoA woman begins losing blood during childbirth. Excessive blood loss is the leading cause of death for women on the day they give birth and one of the leading causes of maternal ...
Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
WGRZ-TV Buffalo· 4 days agoU.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new...
Justin Chang wins criticism Pulizer for Los Angeles Times
LA Times via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoFormer L.A. Times film critic Justin Chang wins Pulitzer Prize for work singling out those he felt...
Can 14 strangers from Wisconsin help America find common ground on abortion?
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEditor’s note: This is the first in a series about a group of Wisconsin residents trying to come up...
The Maternal Mortality Rate Dipped For Black Women. The Reason Is Complicated.
Capital B via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfter a sharp rise in the number of women dying in childbirth, which was likely due to the COVID-19...
Maternal deaths are 3 times higher in Black women, doctors say
ClickOnDetroit· 6 days agoPregnancy and childbirth can be an incredibly joyful experience, but for some women, it can cause...
Kamala Harris Is Not Your Mammy — Or 'Momala'
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs a result, Black women die during natural childbirth at more than three times the rate of white women. And here was Barrymore asking Harris to bear...
What can be done about healthcare disparities? Cone Health hosts Equity Summit to look for answers
Greensboro News & Record· 5 days agoBlack patients require foot or leg amputations three to 10 years younger on average than their white...
Are midwives and doulas the answer to keeping more Black babies alive?
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis is part of a series of South Florida Sun Sentinel articles exploring maternal health care. It is 2 a.m. when Brianca Spence slips behind the wheel of her car. The drive to the nearest hospital ...
