Black women are over three times more likely to die during childbirth and postpartum than white women. When supported by a doula, Black women saw significantly greater birth outcomes. But there are a ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. When I was giving birth to my second child in 1999, I had a ...

I became a midwife after working as a doula for 10 years. I came into the work with the knowledge and concern for the lack of safety that is espoused to Black women and birthing people that I ...

*Portland, OR — It is fitting that the 9th International Black Midwives and Healers Conference (IBMHC) 2015 will be commemorated in Portland, Oregon, because Portland is also the headquarters of the ...

Recently, Connecticut has shown a newfound interest in Black maternal mortality. Last month, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation announced their Black Maternal Health Initiative, aimed at ...

This is part of a series of South Florida Sun Sentinel articles exploring maternal health care. It is 2 a.m. when Brianca Spence slips behind the wheel of her car. The drive to the nearest hospital ...

This time last year, things looked idyllic for Elaine Welteroth as she entered the third trimester of pregnancy. She had a loving and supportive partner by her side. After leaving her post as ...

In August, a small band of midwives gathered beneath Montgomery, Ala.’s towering Mothers of Gynecology monument and a sky that threatened rain. The monument’s three sculpted metal figures, reaching 15 ...

Black women are over three times more likely to die during childbirth and postpartum than white women. When supported by a doula, Black women saw significantly greater birth outcomes. But there are a ...

It is 2 a.m. when Brianca Spence slips behind the wheel of her car. The drive to the nearest hospital can stretch as long as an hour, and feel like an eternity when she’s rushing to guide an expecting ...