Maternal mortality

Abortion-rights and anti-abortion groups are debating the cause of the spike in maternal deaths, which the CDC says are at their highest level since 1965.

Since 2022, seven states have instituted full abortion bans without extending postpartum Medicaid—a combination experts believe will be deadly for new mothers.

"He slapped me and told me that I needed to serve my husband. That God had chosen me as this child's mother and I needed to be his humble servant," a Redditor wrote.

"The reality is there is a disparity between Black and white women and it's not getting better," said Kimberly D. Gregory.

Mother and nurse Doreen Plunkett died during a scheduled C-section due to a rare condition.

"Every day, Black birthing people and our babies die because our doctors don't believe our pain. My children almost became a statistic. I almost became a statistic," read her initial tweet.

Tranexamic acid, which costs less than $3, helps control severe bleeding after giving birth.

Women of color are often forced into making poor decisions during delivery at the hospital.

South Sudan has one of the worst maternal mortality rates, and midwives are struggling to cope.

A super-jet engine, living to age 120, safer childbirth and a prosthetic hand that can feel.

Two out of every three maternal deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.

A new report on global maternal mortality highlights the U.S. capital's huge health gap between its richest and poorest children.