New York City's Times Square installed a statue of a 12-foot-tall Black woman in casual clothing that its creator hopes will encourage people to reflect on "greater cultural diversity." ...

Black pregnant women in New York City are almost four times ... plus data on vaginal births after C-sections. Spellen, who has a background in maternal healthcare research is due next month.

Getty Stock Photo A pregnant woman says her jealous sister is trying to live vicariously through her pregnancy — and she's had enough. In a post shared to Reddit, the woman writes that her 40 ...

Last year, she served as the black voter engagement director for ... essential resources and support to pregnant women and new mothers in need. Four months ago, she brought this nonprofit to ...

A woman revealed on Reddit that she found herself in a heated exchange with the partner of a pregnant train passenger Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has ...

was speaking against the background of her research findings on eclampsia and pre-eclampsia in pregnant women. Pre-eclampsia is high blood pressure after 20 weeks of pregnancy associated with ...

A cohort of primarily Black and Hispanic women with higher ... to the eating plan during pregnancy can improve outcomes for people from underrepresented backgrounds or those who have overweight ...

Research from Amsterdam UMC shows that a pregnant woman's genetic background influences the effectiveness of the test. Data from over 140,000 administered tests in the Netherlands shows that a ...

Research from Amsterdam UMC shows that a pregnant woman's genetic background influences the effectiveness of the test. Data from over 140,000 administered tests in the Netherlands shows that a ...

Fear of discrimination and dying during pregnancy and childbirth may lead pregnant Black women to prefer seeing a Black obstetrician, a small study suggests. Researchers at the University of North ...

And she’s just one of many. Black women are three times more likely to die due to pregnancy than White women. Poverty, lack of healthcare access and obesity all play a part in the grim statistic ...

Black women are three times as likely to die of pregnancy complications as white women. I spoke with dozens about their medical care during pregnancy. Here’s what they told me → One of the ...