“Our birth plan wasn't followed,” Tatyan Ali said. “I was also held down, my arms and legs," she continued, describing her treatment as an act of “obstetric violence.”
Silvia Lopez-Navarro, a white woman with a Hispanic last name, filed a federal class-action lawsuit because she was not allowed into a program that supports Black mothers and their babies.
Coming on the heels of Black Maternal Health Week, Kiara's 'unexpected 'death highlights high maternal mortality rates among Black women in the U.S.
Age is one of the most important fertility factors, according to experts. Here's some insight from my experience as a proud "geriatric" first-time mom.
Black women face unacceptable risks in pregnancy/childbirth due to systemic racism, as seen in the tragic death of midwife Dr. Janell Green Smith.
Dr. Charis Chambers—aka The Period Doctor—shares her mission to empower women through thoughtful, comprehensive reproductive health education.
The hierarchy we’ve built around breastfeeding doesn’t just hurt feelings, but also creates barriers. For Black mothers, those barriers stack high. We already face some of the steepest hurdles in maternal health and neonatal care
“If we want to change the numbers, we have to change the narrative and the systems behind it. Black women are not broken. The system is,” says Rev. Dr. Que English.
Mamatoto Village, based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing safe, inclusive, and empowering holistic care for expectant mothers.
For Black mothers, living in poor neighborhoods contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a new study finds.
This doctor risked his career to save pregnanct Black women.
The sordid details of the case are EVERY parent's worst nightmare! 😭😲