CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareHusband Sues California Hospital For The 'Culture of Racism' That Led To The Death Of His Wife During LaborWhile the hospital refuses to acknowledge its biases, one husband and father is taking it to the courtroom.ByAlexandra Jane5/07/22 1:50PMComments (6)Save
CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareVP Harris Urges White House to Make Black Maternal Health A National PriorityAll mamas might matter, but Black mamas and their health are never regarded quite the same.ByAlexandra Jane4/17/22 1:18PMComments (14)Save
CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareBlack Women Talk Fibroids, Fertility, and MotherhoodFor Black Maternal Healthcare Week, several Black women open up about their thoughts, feelings, and decisions about…ByShanelle Genai4/16/22 9:00AMSave
CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareBiden Administration Plans Support for Black MothersEXCLUSIVE: This Black Maternal Health Week, the Biden Administration told the Root it's committed to reducing the…ByAngela Johnson4/13/22 5:40PMComments (6)Save
CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareNecole Kane Wants Women to Have a Better Relationship With Their PeriodsMy Happy Flo helps to balance a woman's hormones, leaving her with less painful periodsByAngela Johnson4/11/22 4:55PMSave
CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareSerena Williams Opens Up About Near-Death Experience While Giving Birth to Daughter Olympia'I was hiding my fear so well in the room that I didn’t even feel it, while other people were hiding their fear from…ByShanelle Genai4/07/22 1:35PMComments (3)Save
CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareMomsRising Leads New Bill to Protect Reproductive RightsTo continue elevating the voices and experiences of women and mothers, MomsRising is bringing the fight for…ByKalyn Womack4/06/22 6:50PMComments (2)Save
CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareRe-Thinking Motherhood: How a Fibroids Diagnosis Challenged Everything I Thought I WantedGrowing up, I thought becoming a mom was just a natural progression of womanhood. Now that I'm older, I'm starting…ByShanelle Genai4/06/22 4:30PMComments (6)Save
CultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareCultureHealthBlack Maternal HealthcareThese Black Doulas Want to Help Ensure Positively Healthy Birth ExperiencesBlack doulas are working to eradicate the racial disparities in maternal health care by supporting Black families…ByAngela Johnson4/05/22 1:35PMSave