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The US had a maternal mortality rate - or rate of women who died while pregnant or up to 42 days after childbirth - of 22 per 100,000 live births in 2022, the latest year available.

A Bed-Stuy father whose fiancé died while giving birth at Woodhull Hospital is fundraising to help his family financially — and to honor his late loved one's

The Cherokee Nation is mourning the passing of Crosslin Smith, a revered elder and spiritual advisor.

A 30-year-old mother who gave birth by cesarean section has died after a surgical team in Brooklyn made an error, according to the New York State Department of Health’s investigators. Christine Fields died last November at Woodhull Medical Center, shortly after going into labor. According to The New York Times, doctors decided to conduct an… Continue reading Investigators Say A Hospital Error Caused A 30-Year-Old Black Woman To Die After Giving Birth; Her Family Is Now Suing For $4...

The family of Christine Fields is taking legal action against Woodhull Hospital after the mother died shortly after giving birth via C-section.

Christine Fields, a 30-year-old Black woman, bled to death after giving birth at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn. State investigators said the cause was a doctor’s mistake.

For a second time, the Grieving Families Act (GFA) was left on the cutting room floor last year. Bereaved families were devastated.

Proposals to reverse stark racial disparities in who dies during childbirth face deep-rooted obstacles, including hospital quality and the pandemic’s uneven aftereffects.

A grieving father who lost his fiancée after childbirth at Woodhull Hospital is advocating to reform of the state's Grieving Family Act, which Gov. Kathy Hochul recently vetoed the bill for a second time.

The plan is among several the governor is proposing to address what leaders have called a maternal health crisis in New York.