Booker, Pressley Reintroduce MOMMIES Act to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) reintroduced the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and...
Utilizing AI May Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality
The U.S. healthcare system is in the midst of a crisis. Despite being among the richest nations in the world, it consistently ranks among the...
PAHO and Merck to work together to improve maternal health in the Americas – PAHO/WHO
New York City, New York, September 20, 2023 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States...
NIH establishes Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence
News ReleaseThursday, August 17, 2023 Initiative to support research to reduce pregnancy-related complications and deaths and promote maternal health equity.The National Institutes of Health has...
NIH Awards $24 Million To Create 10 Maternal Health Research Centers
NIH is investing $24 million in first-year funding to establish 12 Maternal Health Research Centers ... [+] of Excellence.getty The National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Study finds Black women with sickle cell disease have worse maternal health outcomes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adverse pregnancy outcomes occur frequently in women with sickle cell disease (SCD) across the globe. Black women in the United States...
Hispanic women face inequities affecting maternal health outcomes
The American Heart Association launches Hispanic/ Latina initiative to focus on the importance of managing blood pressure during pregnancy. DALLAS, May 8 2023 — Cardiovascular disease...
Slate of bills seeks to improve Black maternal health outcomes
By Jennifer Fernandez and Rose Hoban For the third legislative session in a row, Democratic lawmakers are pushing a series of state bills to address...
Historic redlining negatively impacts maternal health almost a century on
By Nadia Lathan | February 24, 2023 A Home Owners' Loan Corporation map showing the East Bay region and housing redlining from 1937. (Mapping Inequality...
To improve maternal health, report says to start before pregnancy
(AnnaStills/iStock via Getty Images) Lea en español A woman's heart health prior to becoming pregnant greatly affects her risk for pregnancy-related complications and the long-term...