A new study has found that of the 6,283 pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. between 2018 and 2022, 1,891 were classified as ...

As a 25-year-old woman with no children, I never thought I had a place in the conversation around maternal health care.

Messages obtained by Politico said, “NIH ... will notify employees directly if any information related to work duties or performance is needed.” The messages also said the ability to travel or ...

The latest round of CDC cuts could drastically impact those with sickle cell disease. Research teams could be eliminated and ...

Asked to comment, Houry referred The Associated Press to CDC media relations representatives. CDC spokesperson Jason McDonald ...

Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out ...

The NIH analysis saw the increase over five years and called the issue “an urgent public health priority.” Almost one-third of the pregnancy-related deaths took place between six weeks to a year after ...

More than 40% of the 225 scientists and public health workers at the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental ...

On April 1, all 17 members of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) team received a reduction-in-force notice, as did almost the entire Division of Reproductive Health at CDC. They ...

A new study found that the rates of pregnancy-related death in the U.S. increased by nearly 28% between 2018 and 2022, with ...

The Black maternal mortality crisis is pervasive. Here’s how to advocate for yourself before and after childbirth.