Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Severe maternal morbidity rates increased between 2008 and 2018 for almost every racial and ethnic group. Births ...

Black women in Philadelphia are twice as likely to have unexpected complications while giving birth than women of other races and ethnicities, according to a new report. Severe maternal morbidity – ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Health launched its 2024 Maternal Outcomes Matter Showers (M.O.M.S.) initiative in Kansas City, Kansas. M.O.M.S. is a national tour meant ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the last decade, rates of morbidity and mortality continued to decrease for very preterm infants, but at a ...

Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH Key Takeaways Morbidity measures how many people are affected by a disease, while ...

A new study from Northwestern Medicine reveals a troubling rise in severe maternal health issues and birth complications in Illinois from 2016 to 2023, closely linked to increases in chronic health ...

A June report shows that Black women disproportionately face postpartum maternal morbidity complications when compared to their White counterparts. The study, conducted by Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS ...

Gestational carriers, also known as surrogates, experience an elevated risk of severe maternal morbidity and adverse pregnancy outcomes compared to women who conceive naturally or through in vitro ...

BOSTON — The volume of people experiencing complications from pregnancy or delivery in Massachusetts nearly doubled from 2011 to 2020, according to new data released Wednesday by the Department of ...

Nearly 1 in 60 patients with cesarean delivery suffered severe perioperative surgical morbidity, more often with intrapartum delivery, a California billing code study of almost 600,000 cases reported.