Maternal mental health disorders such as suicide and opioid overdose are responsible for nearly 1 in 4 maternal deaths in the US, research shows.

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Thursday is Maternal Health Awareness Day, and Philadelphia has a higher-than-average rate of pregnancy-related deaths.

More women could die in pregnancy and childbirth due to “unprecedented” aid cuts that threaten to undo two decades of progress in maternal healthcare, the World Health Organization (WHO ...

In 2023, U.S. pregnancy-related deaths fell back to pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

A majority of OB-GYNs say the overturning of Roe v. Wade last summer is linked to more maternal deaths, according to a new survey released early Wednesday from KFF. The decision -- known as Dobbs ...

Maternal mental health disorders such as suicide and opioid overdose are responsible for nearly 1 in 4 maternal deaths in the US, research shows. Prasit photo/Moment RF/Getty Images/File via CNN ...