Black mothers experience higher maternal death rates than any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S. In Multnomah County, the Healthy Birth Initiatives program provides those moms with case ...

Publisher's note: This post is paid for and provided by UnitedHealthcare Community & State. The views expressed by the authors are their own. World Doula Week, March 22-28, is a time to celebrate and ...

Many people create a birth plan to state their preferences for labor and delivery. A birth plan will: help you think through your preferences ahead of time, explore different options you might not ...

The link between proximity to greenspace — including trees and parks— and healthy birth outcomes is well established. Now new data from researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public ...

As a first-time mother, Whitney Fordham was worried when she learned she was pregnant. "I was scared about pregnancy; to be honest, I never wanted kids. I was never maternal," the proud Cullunghutti, ...