Every two minutes, a child will die from malaria in Africa. It is a preventable, treatable disease, that each year affects approximately 200 million people globally. Of those, more than 90 percent of ...

Arkansas Republican lawmakers will continue championing Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ policy priorities during the 2025 legislative session, while Democrats hope to secure enough support to pass a wide ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo — Ask a Black woman about their pregnancy experience, and their answers might follow a trend. "With my first, I ended up getting induced," said Daysha Lewis, a doula at Uzazi Village. ...

Investment in maternal health pays off. Studies show that quality antenatal care, timely emergency treatment and access to skilled professionals dramatically reduce the risk of death during childbirth ...

Zhejiang University School of Medicine investigators reported that higher maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels across pregnancy aligned with lower odds of early childhood caries in children.

It is accepted that attaining MDG5 depends on widespread improvements in the level and quality of antenatal and obstetric facilities in developing countries. However an exclusive focus on medical and ...

Maternal serum folate levels during early to midpregnancy show a U-shaped association with congenital heart disease (CHD) risk in offspring. Both low and high folate levels are linked to an increased ...

Social factors, not biology, explain nearly all racial disparities in maternal heart health CHICAGO --- Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart ...

The presence of early mother-infant bonding difficulties is associated with future development of maternal depression as well as emotional child maltreatment, a new study has found. 1 Chong Chen, PhD, ...

The maternal mortality rate among Black women in the U.S. is significantly higher than the overall rate, highlighting the impact of systemic racism and maternal care deserts.