The child welfare system has faced criticism due to systemic racism and inequality. Advocates are working to address ...

The local social justice advocacy nonprofit created the Flourish Award to recognize extraordinary local changemakers for ...

In the U.S., the maternal mortality rate is greater than in other high-income countries, with persistent racial and ethnic ...

Where are pregnant women in Kennedy’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ plan?

It’s a statement that places maternal health where it belongs: at the center of women’s health. As Dr. Tamar Gur, director of the Soter Women’s Health Research Program at Ohio State ...

The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health released its third annual report Thursday to update grades on states’ accessibility to maternal mental health services. “The good news is that the ...

The team responsible for updating the CDC’s “contraception bible,” which advises doctors on birth control safety, was ...

Higher maternal selenium levels during pregnancy ... Hiroyoshi Iwata, study's first author, Center for Environmental and Health Sciences, Hokkaido University Selenium is a trace element that ...

By slashing nearly one-fourth of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discretionary budget, the Trump ...

Some state committees classify overdose or substance use deaths as “pregnancy-associated but not related” and thus do not report on these deaths. Other states do report on these cases and document ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to revoke the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant women has raised ...

Greater maternal warmth, defined as more praise, positive tone of voice and acts of affection, has previously been shown to predict better health across the lifespan. However, the mechanisms ...