Kristin Marlowe was seven months pregnant and admitted for a small placental tear at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., when she began to complain of a headache. An hour later, she stopped breathing.

Infants are 14 to 22 times more likely to die if their mother dies during pregnancy or just after delivering a newborn, ...

Global health research has long shown the devastating consequences that maternal deaths have on families and communities in developing countries where maternal mortality rates are high. But this ...

The deaths of women and babies during childbirth have been “normalised”, the Health Secretary said. Wes Streeting told a ...

A new World Health Organization report found that maternal mortality rates have either increased or remained the same in nearly all regions of the world in the past five years. "In 2020, we estimate ...

Virginia’s review team fits into the slate of recent state efforts to improve maternal health...Black pregnancy-related ...

A private hospital in Sikandarpur has been sealed following the death of a woman during childbirth. An inspection revealed ...

Public concern continues to grow about the harmful effects of pesticides and other environmental pollutants, especially for children. Pesticides have previously been linked to a higher risk of ...