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Maternal deaths are falling in the U.S., but racial disparities remain

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Women's Health

To improve maternal health in Philly, a Penn Medicine program has homed in on food insecurity

Maternal Health Food Insecurity

Women's Health

Exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy linked to higher risk of childbirth complications, study finds

Maternal Morbidity Heat Study

Women's Health

Severe pregnancy complications have surged in Pennsylvania, and they're particularly prevalent in Philly

Women's Health

New blood test predicts which pregnant women will develop preeclampsia

Preeclampsia Blood Test

Women's Health

Maternal deaths in the U.S. have more than doubled since 1999, study finds

Maternal mortality

Women's Health

To reduce maternal deaths, Pennsylvania will begin tracking pregnancy and birth complications

Maternal Morbidity Pennsylvania

Women's Health

Philly's soda tax has reduced risk of pregnancy complications, study finds

Soda tax maternal health

Women's Health

Temple Health's new campus seeks to combat city's high maternal death rate

Temple Women & Families Campus

Health News

Health forum to address the higher likelihood of Black women to die of pregnancy complications

IBX Health Equity forum

Women's Health

To reduce infant deaths, Philly will give guaranteed incomes to 250 mothers

Infant mortality

Women's Health

Maternal deaths have surged to their highest mark since 1965, despite being mostly preventable

U.S. maternal mortality

Women's Health

To address racial disparities, IBX is now connecting members to maternal health organizations

Maternal Mortality Disparities

Opinion

To improve Philly's maternal and infant mortality rates, a collective approach is needed

Maternal Mortality Philadelphia

Health News

New Institute for Health Equity aims to address Philly's disparities in maternal outcomes, telemedicine access

Racial Health Inequities

Government

Pennsylvania to pilot doula services program for pregnant women at state prison in Lycoming County

Doula Pa Prisons

Women's Health

Racial disparities in preterm birth rates still wide in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Preterm birth Racial disparities

Women's Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield pledges to cut maternal health disparities in half by 2026

Black Maternal Mortality

Women's Health

Black women represent more than 70% of Philly's pregnancy-related deaths, report shows

Philly Maternal Mortality

Women's Health

Today is #BumpDay: help spread word about rising maternal mortality rates in U.S.

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Women's Health

Pennsylvania establishes review committee on rising maternal mortality rate

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Women's Health

Here’s one issue blue and red states agree on: preventing deaths of expectant and new mothers

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Health News

Study: Philadelphia maternal mortality rate higher than national average

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