After divorcing Jeff Bezos in 2019, MacKenzie Scott has been showing everyone that you can and should donate to important causes, especially when you have money out of the wazoo. This time, her latest donation is going viral on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter. Recently, Scott donated a $2 million grant […]
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Pulitzer Center backs Illuminator project on maternal health care access, racial equity
Getty Images A year-long reporting project to examine barriers to maternal health care access in rural Louisiana has received support from the renowned Pulitzer Center, the organization announced Friday. New Orleans-based freelance journalist Lorena O’Neil and the Louisiana Illuminator are one of nine Fellows and news partners chosen for the Pulitzer Center’s inaugural StoryReach U.S. […]
Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee
One of the US’s leading anti-abortion activists has been appointed to a Texas health committee tasked with reviewing maternal deaths. The move worries reproductive justice advocates who say the state’s abortion ban – among the strictest in the US – has placed pregnant women’s lives in jeopardy. The appointment could undermine the committee’s ability to […]
What is maternal sepsis and why are Black women twice as likely to develop it? Here’s what you need to know.
Preeclampsia, excessive bleeding, blood clots and cardiac conditions are some of the most common health problems that contribute to maternal mortality rates in the U.S. However, other risks are not mentioned as frequently, such as maternal sepsis, which is a life-threatening infection. Globally, 10.7% percent of maternal deaths are a result of sepsis. The condition […]
1 in 5 women are mistreated during maternal care. These women share their stories.
Jai Mitchell had planned to have a home birth. “My sister had a really bad hospital experience,” Mitchell, who lives in New York City, tells Yahoo Life. “Knowing the statistics and the things that happen when it comes to births, and Black women specifically, in the hospital I just didn’t feel safe. I thought that […]
1 in 5 women are mistreated during maternal care. These women share their stories.
Jai Mitchell had planned to have a home birth. “My sister had a really bad hospital experience,” Mitchell, who lives in New York City, tells Yahoo Life. “Knowing the statistics and the things that happen when it comes to births, and Black women specifically, in the hospital I just didn’t feel safe. I thought that […]