Category: Maternal Health

Marijuana, a psychoactive plant with a long and complex history, has become increasingly legalized...

A wide range of emotions accompanies the birth of a new baby, and not all are joy and happiness....

The United States is one of the most dangerous places to give birth in the industrialized world,...

Pregnancy lasts nine months. The medical community has historically divided it into three stages:...

In the mosaic of motherhood experiences, the journey of perinatal immigrant women is unique and...

Our ability to successfully resolve problems, not just as individuals but as a society, depends on...

All facets of our daily lives are directed by policies of some sort: store return policies, school...

Altruism Media, Inc., (DBA Altruism, Inc.)  a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is working to improve maternal...

Thanks to tireless activism across the nation, the mortality rate gap for Black and white birthing...

Due to her desire for a physiological, unmedicated birth – and her fiancé’s celebrity status –...

As conversations around the importance of better maternal health care for Black people circulate,...

Birth doulas play a vital role in improving pregnancy and birth outcomes, especially for birthing...