by Erin Backus | Jun 1, 2019 | News
Melissa Reynolds | The Washington Post Health-care providers have forgotten the central lesson of two millennia of gynecology. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that rates of maternal mortality in the United States — already the highest in the...
by Erin Backus | May 26, 2019 | News
Elizabeth Dawes Gay | MTV We’re all familiar with the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” When it comes to Black maternal health in the United States, let’s adapt that to create a new African-American proverb, “It takes a village to save Black...
by Erin Backus | May 21, 2019 | News
Will Sherratt | Spectrum News AUSTIN, Texas — Maternal mortality rates are far too high here at home. “It is a persistent problem in Texas and across the United States,” says Parth Gupta, a University of Texas at Austin junior. Texas has high rate of maternal...
by Erin Backus | May 20, 2019 | News
Katie Kindelan | Good Morning America Mother’s Day is always a special celebration for Alia McCants, not only because she is the mom of twin 4-year-olds but also because becoming a mom nearly cost McCants’ her life. McCants, 35, was close to becoming a statistic in...
by Erin Backus | May 16, 2019 | News
Jane Claire Hervey | Forbes What does it look like when 500 millennial moms of color get together to talk business, parenting and philanthropy? Nikki Osei-Barrett and Simona Noce Wright can tell you. After joining forces to start District Motherhued in Washington DC...
by Erin Backus | May 14, 2019 | News
KHAL | Complex Ahead of Mother’s Day (which is this Sunday, just in case you forgot), MTV has kicked off their “Save Our Moms” campaign with a special PSA highlighting the rise of maternal mortality. The statistics are frightening: every day,...
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