But most research on maternal and child heart health has looked at risk factors individually, rather than exploring their combined role. A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has ...

Pregnant people of color, particularly Black and Indigenous, are already at higher risk of maternal health complications and death, nearly three times more likely to die than white people.

A study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC highlights the long-term impact of maternal health risks during pregnancy, revealing a connection between conditions such as obesity, gestational ...

Maternal mental ... to address the mental health crisis that is contributing to the demise of mothers in America.” The researchers emphasized that women are at higher risk for new psychiatric ...

Other heat-related maternal health outcomes included increased risks of all-cause antenatal bleeding, placental abruption, pre-labor rupture of membranes, and bacterial infections. Only two ...

Black Maternal Health Week is shining a light on a crisis that is putting Black mothers at a higher risk of death from pregnancy-related complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

But most research on maternal and child heart health has looked at risk factors individually, rather than exploring their combined role. The new study’s findings show that on top of directly ...

may influence cardiometabolic health in children. More information: Maternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Pregnancy and Offspring Blood Pressure at Age 2 to 18 years, JAMA Network Open (2025).