According to the CDC, black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. And in 2023 the CDC stated that maternal mortality ...

In conjunction with the annual Black Maternal Health Week campaign founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, which ended ...

We examine the staggering costs—both visible and invisible—that Black women shoulder on their path to motherhood.

The statistics are grim — and tragically familiar: Black women in the United States are three times more likely ...

Local OB/GYN Dr. Oyenmwen Inneh discusses the importance of a birth plan for Black women in improving maternal health ...

In the broader context of beauty standards and body size, Black women are often subjected to insidious messaging surrounding ...

In Prenatal Yoga, there are movements specifically designed to support blood circulation, many of which are not practiced in ...

Black Mamas ATX is a nonprofit culturally centered around educating, protecting and empowering black mothers in Central Texas ...

Does breast cancer affect the pregnancy? For example, does the woman with breast cancer suffer an increased incidence of premature labor, or perhaps higher rates of anemia or other maladies?

Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and more have flaunted their pregnancy fashion flawlessly. Now, Kiara Advani has joined the ...

Texas A&M entomologist Sonja Swiger told us that community-wide vector control “can still ... less than 1 gram of permethrin. (If you’re pregnant, know that animal studies have found no ...