Black and African American Motherhood News and Research

Please click below on the following publications:

What It’s Like to Be Black and Pregnant When You Know How Dangerous That Can Be (Article)
The Nation
March 2017

Giving Birth in America (Video Series)
CNN
Recent Video Upload: November 2017

Childbirth is Killing Black Women in the US, and Here’s Why (Article)
CNN
November 2017

A Matter Of Life  & Death: Why Are Black Women In The U.S. More Likely To Die During Or After Childbirth? (Article)
ESSENCE 
September 2017

Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth (Article)
NPR News
September 2017

Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving’s Story Explains Why (Article)
NPR
December 2017

For Serena Williams, Childbirth was a Harrowing Ordeal. She’s Not Alone. (Article)
The New York Times
January 2018

Black Women’s Maternal Health: A Multifaceted Approach to Addressing Persistent and Dire Health Disparities (PDF)
National Partnership for Women & Families 
April 2018

Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis (Article)
The New York Times
April 2018

Why are black mothers and infants far more likely to die in U.S. from pregnancy-related causes? (Video)
PBS
April 2018

Beyoncé, Serena Williams open up about potentially fatal childbirths, a problem especially for black mothers (Article)
The Washington Post
August 2018

Why Michelle Obama’s revelation that she had a miscarriage and did IVF matters (Article)
Vox.Com
November 2018

If even Beyoncé had a rough pregnancy, what hope do other black women have? (Article)
The New York Times
April 2019

Huge Racial Disparities Found in Deaths Linked to Pregnancy (Article)
The New York Times
May 2019

Why Racial Gaps in Maternal Mortality Persist (Article)
NPR
May 2019

This isn’t another horror story about black motherhood (Article)
The Washington Post
September 2019

The Secret to Saving the Lives of Black Mothers and Babies (Article)
Politico
December 2019

America is Failing its Black Mothers (Article)
Harvard Public Health
Winter 2019

The unbearable grief of Black mothers: Between Covid-19 and police brutality, the burden of grief is yet another risk to Black mothers’ health (Article)
Vox.Com
May 2020

Black pregnant women face a mortality crisis—and now a pandemic. Can tech help? (Article)
Fast Company
May 2020

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