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Progress on maternal health crisis stalls: 7 notes

Progress maternal health crisis stalls as U.S. preterm birth rates hold at 10.4%, highlighting persistent disparities and care access gaps. Read More

America’s maternal, infant health crisis deepens with preventable risks

The March of Dimes has released its 2025 Report Card, and across the United States, the findings tell a story of mothers and infants facing ... Read More

Home visits are helping new moms get health care, support, and diapers in the weeks after they give birth

When Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital began offering new mothers who gave birth there a follow-up visit with a nurse at home, Ebony Durant worried that the idea would be a hard sell for ... Read More

Mission to protect reproductive rights and women’s health care ‘never more urgent’

The caucus introduced eight bills related to maternal health in 2024 and two made it to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk to become law. Read More

Direct Relief Recognized as an Action for Women's Health Awardee for Its Work To Expand Global Maternal Care

SANTA BARBARA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / November 12, 2025 / Direct Relief has been selected as an awardee of Action for Women's Health, a $250 million global open call launched in 2024 to support ... Read More

New global initiative on maternal and newborn health to be led from Sweden

“Our goal is for no mother or child to die during pregnancy or childbirth. That may sound unachievable, but it’s only when we aim high that real change becomes possible,” says Mehreen Zaigham, ... Read More

Calls for focus on Black maternal health emerge at city level due to continued high risks

Black and Brown maternal health was not necessarily at the forefront of the election season, but some strides have been made at the city level to address it. The hope is that progress will continue ... Read More