maternal mortality

A report commissioned by the City of San Antonio reveals that Bexar County is failing 51 percent of its population: women. Bexar County received less than…

Texas researchers plan to take a closer look at the disproportionate number of women of color who die during pregnancy and in the year after birth,…

On this episode of “Texas Matters”:How are anti-Trump activists preparing for the possibility that President Trump will fire special prosecutor Robert…

This week on Fronteras:Black women are dying either before or after childbirth in higher numbers than the rest of the Texas population.The small South…

This week on Fronteras:Texas lawmakers are making efforts to reverse maternal mortality rates, which are the worst in the U.S., including allowing…

Today on Fronteras, we look at:The evolution of immigration law since 9/11.An undocumented immigrant crossing the border for the first time is not…

This week on "Texas Matters," we look at a major flaw in the way maternal mortality rates in Texas are tracked (00:25). Also, why are more women running…

Update (Aug. 1) – The Texas House passed House Bills 9, 10, 11 and 28 unanimously, which collectively seek to increase state health reporting...

Segment #1The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently began notifying teen pregnancy institutions that their federal funds are being cut to…

Texas is one of the worst states in the nation for women to give birth. Between 2011 and 2012, 189 Texas mothers died less than a year after childbirth.…