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Stacey Abrams called Georgia 'the worst state.' The state has the highest rate of maternal mortality, and the lowest rate of mental health services.
In a campaign speech, Stacey Abrams called Georgia "the worst state in the country to live." The st…
DeArbea Walker
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The states passing strict abortion bans have some of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the country
On the flipside, Wired also pointed out that abortion was legalized again in the early 90s, Romania…
Grace Panetta
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Walmart will now reimburse employees in some states up $1,000 if they want the help of a doula during childbirth
Walmart is expanding doula healthcare coverage to associates in Louisiana, Indiana, and Illinois as…
Britney Nguyen
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Black women face a high risk of deadly pregnancy complications. Here's how to talk to your doctor about it.
Black women face particularly high maternal mortality rates. Knowing how to talk to your care provi…
Kelly Burch
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A new documentary shows how dire the maternal mortality crisis is. Everyone needs to watch it.
The "Born Free: Birth in America" documentary was released 15 years after Ricki Lake's "The Busines…
Jennifer Barton
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Maternal death rate isn't as bad if you don't count Black women, GOP senator says
Louisiana's Bill Cassidy said the state's maternal death rate isn't so high if you "correct our pop…
Mia Jankowicz
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Texas moms can now get an additional 10 months of Medicaid after giving birth
A bill in Texas aims to lower the maternal mortality rate in the state by supporting new mothers.
Allie Kelly
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Here's how Black women in Georgia — a state with an 'abysmal' maternal mortality rate — will face a public health crisis if Roe v. Wade is overturned
"Our maternal mortality rate here in Georgia, I mean, hell in the US period, is abysmal," one advoc…
Taylor Ardrey
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New moms are dying at alarming rates in the US, but the hidden crisis is that many of these deaths are suicides
Suicide and overdose deaths are the top cause of death in the first year postpartum in some states,…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A UN report predicts millions of unintended pregnancies due to healthcare restrictions during lockdown
For every six months of lockdown, women in developing countries will experience 7 million unintende…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Melinda Gates reveals a disturbing US trend that will be highlighted in her 2019 annual letter
Bill and I are actually writing about that a little bit in our annual letter this year. A lot of th…
Alyson Shontell
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Indian minister is happy that they reduced mother and child mortality but CAG reports say something else
These claims come two months after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) raised doubts that…
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The problem with only talking about 'unconscious' bias
Racial bias has been dismissed as 'unconscious.' But whether bias is conscious or unconscious, the …
Brianna Holt
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Olympic champion Tori Bowie is among too many Black women who have died from pregnancy-related complications
The CDC says that 84% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. Still, maternal mortality rates …
Trisha Gopal
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Homicide is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the United States, a new study found
Moves to restrict abortion access, seen this year in Texas and Mississippi, could put more vulnerab…
Alia Shoaib
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A mom who almost died in labor says she screamed 'something is wrong with my heart' moments before going into cardiac arrest
Kayleigh Summers has gone viral on TikTok for sharing her traumatic birth experience. For every mat…
Anna Medaris Miller
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US millennial women are now more likely to die in their late 20s and early 30s than any generation since the World War II era: report
Millennial women are seeing a reduction in the wage gap and better graduation rates, but a stark ri…
Matthew Loh
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One couple packed up an RV and drove 1,300 miles to give birth in Virginia to escape the high Black maternal mortality rate in Texas
As the maternal mortality crisis continues to worsen in the US, some Black women are crossing state…