According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white ... El to advocate for maternal health ...

"Many women have an iron deficiency, and we know that Black women have a twofold higher iron deficiency compared to white women ... women facing health adversity, "I would say advocate for ...

"You can educate these patients all you want," UConn Health's Dr. Richard Wagner said, "but if they don't have insurance, how ...

Nationally, Black women experience a maternal mortality rate of 49.5% per 100,000 live births, significantly much higher than those for white ... and advocate for systemic change. Health and ...

Black women are more likely to die of maternal complications than any other race. Statistically, Black women are three- to four times more likely to die from childbirth than white women and have the ...

Black maternal health is a critical issue due to wide disparities seen between non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic ... to Black mothers-to-be who want to advocate for themselves and ensure they ...

“We have what’s called healthcare homegirls,” she says, a care advocate ... with the health of Black women, Kyndred and the team’s work isn’t just a reaction to white supremacy.

This Black Maternal Health Week, it’s time to acknowledge this simple truth: Abortion care is maternal healthcare. An abortion rights activist demonstrates outside the US Supreme Court on April ...

“Despite medical advancements and public health initiatives, Black children in the U.S. are still twice as likely to die before adulthood as their White counterparts.” (Photo Credit: Unsplash ...

Cameron is also a mental health professional ... organizer for Black Alliance for Peace and a member of the boards of the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, Aurora Mutual Aid, Simply ...

Mezuk said more research is required to understand why dementia is so prevalent in Black Americans. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, older Black Americans are twice as likely as white ...