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.

All but 10 US states received either a D or F grade on a number of key measures of maternal mental health risk policies and access to care — including access to therapists, psychiatrists or ...

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 ...

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 ...

We examine the US maternal health crisis and what is being done in ... and what is being done in Rhode Island to address it. The Risk of Giving Birth is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

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).