maternal mortality

The Legislature is considering bills that would lift long-standing restrictions on how Texas’ panel can investigate maternal deaths and near-misses.

Texas has one of the worst rates of maternal mortality in the nation. The rate has been increasing across all demographics. Finding out why that is will be difficult, especially after the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee announced it will skip over investigating the years 2022 and 2023. State Rep. Donna Howard give us her reaction.

The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.

New research underlines the importance of doula care in improving maternal mortality and morbidity for pregnant Medicaid patients.

After little movement in the 2021 legislative session, politicians and policy advocates hope there’s more traction on maternal and postpartum health bills this legislative session.

The nation has the highest rate of maternal mortality among wealthy countries. A long-standing program, Nurse-Family Partnership, which supports new parents, works to address this deadly trend.

A decade ago, Black women in Texas were twice as likely as white women to die as they carried and delivered babies. Today, not much has changed.

The Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee's report is finally out after months of delays.

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,…