Rachel Nicks shares her journey as the founder of Birth Queen, an organization on a mission to end the Black maternal health crisis.
Baby Dove is teaming up with a Brooklyn-based doula service to provide Black mothers with the best healthcare during pregnancy.
As MADAMENOIRE has previously reported, Owens is not often at loss for inflammatory commentary
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is in hot water after the comments he made in a recent interview about the Black maternal mortality rate in the state. “About a third of our population is African American; African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality. So, if you correct our population for race, we’re not as […]
On June 25, the first national telethon for Black Maternal Health is going down.
These Black women’s successes in spaces not designed for them is Black girl magic in action, especially in the tech industry, which is dependent on venture capital funding to materialize digital innovations.
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are 2-3 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than their white counterparts. Despite this alarming disparity, not much is being done one a national level to remedy the underlying issues that are causing Black women to die at these disturbing rates.
Dr. Andrea Alexander shares how the birthing experience for all women, especially Black women, has changed due to the coronavirus and restrictions that have come with it. She also shares the best ways Black expectant mothers can advocate for themselves in the hospital.
IRTH app, launching in the fall, will be the first of its kind though to screen for bias and racism in healthcare, and to help users to find providers they may feel more comfortable with in their socioeconomic and demographic bracket.
Like so many Black women, nurses didn't take her post-labor concerns seriously.