Her death sparked an investigation from the federal Department Health and Human Services Civil Rights division, which was ...

Just hours after the birth of their second child, Charles Johnson lost his wife Kira at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in west ...

Georgia State Representative Imani Barnes advocates for free school meals to combat food insecurity and improve student ...

In this special episode of WABE’s “Week In Review,” we examine our multi-part series on maternal health, “Missing Moms,” from ...

In the bustling heart of Uptown Charlotte, a groundbreaking facility is transforming the landscape of postpartum care.

Evidence indicates many wealthier people have been able to travel to terminate pregnancies, contributing to increases in abortions despite bans. However, people who are poor, nonwhite and live in ...

Research indicates U.S. states with strict abortion bans experience increased infant mortality, reversing years of progress. Particularly vulnerable groups, including Black infants and those with ...

In two new papers, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and colleagues estimate that abortion bans in 14 states resulted in 22,180 additional live births and 478 additional ...

The Knox County Health Department is celebrating Black Maternal Health Week, in partnership with the Knox Birth Equity Alliance. Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related ...

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying ...

The rate is the lowest reported since 2018 and represents a significant drop from 2021 when it spiked to 32.9. The United ...

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...