A figure commonly used to compare the risk of death from pregnancy compared with the risk of death from abortion might be ...

A new national analysis reveals that the most common causes of death among pregnant and postpartum women are not traditional ...

Dying to give birth: That's what's happening in hospital rooms across America. Too many women are dying after childbirth, but it's happening more often for black mothers. According to the Centers for ...

A new World Health Organization report found that maternal mortality rates have either increased or remained the same in nearly all regions of the world in the past five years. "In 2020, we estimate ...

The death of Dr. Janell Green Smith during childbirth is not just heartbreaking—it is devastatingly instructive.