A New 'Groundbreaking' Test Can Predict Preeclampsia Weeks Before You Develop...
As the maternal mortality crisis in the U.S. continues, affecting Black women about three times more than white women, there is a fight for any solutions to pregnancy and postpartum complications that...
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A Study Just Found a Potential Breakthrough Treatment for Preeclampsia
Most maternal deaths in the US are preventable, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. And yet, according to recent statistics, they continue to increase. In fact, 2021 was one...
View ArticleGestational Diabetes Is Under-Diagnosed, and It’s Contributing to the Black...
Childbirth, a moment of joy and celebration, should be a time to welcome new life into the world after weeks of pregnancy. However, for Black women in the U.S., this long-anticipated milestone is...
View ArticleThere's Still a Black Maternal Health Crisis in 2023 — Here's How Black Women...
Black women shouldn’t have to die to give life, but too many of us do. According to the CDC, in 2021, Black maternal women died at a rate of 69.9 per 100,000 live births, nearly three times the rate...
View ArticleA Mom of Three Vows to 'Never Go Through That Again' After the Traumatic...
Mattie James, a wife, mom of three, and entrepreneur based in Atlanta, always knew that she wanted to have kids. She and her husband had talked about having a family for a long time, but once they...
View Article'We Went in Knowing the Worst-case Scenario Was Likely to Happen:' Two-time...
Tianna Bartoletta (née Madison), a two-time Olympian with three gold medals, didn’t always want to be a mother. She knew from the beginning that pregnancy and childbirth could be dangerous, especially...
View ArticleIrth Started as a Mother & Son Project — Now the App Is Becoming 'Yelp for...
Kimberly Seals Allers likes to say that Irth, the app she created to give BIPOC birthing people the power to review their doctors, is something she wished she had when she was giving birth. “I was...
View ArticleHusband of Former Chiefs Cheerleader Who Died of Sepsis After Second...
Clayton Anderson is speaking out soon after being met with unfathomable tragedy. Late last month, his wife — former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader Krystal “Krissy” Anderson — died of sepsis following...
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Serena Williams’ New Beauty Brand Is Raising Money for Black Maternal Health...
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Serena Williams has flawlessly made the transition from...
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I'm a Black Physician & This Is Why Allyson Felix's Unmedicated VBAC Birth...
As the curtains closed on Black Maternal Health Week, the world witnessed a moment of triumph in the realm of maternal care. Allyson Felix, a renowned athlete and a beacon of resilience, welcomed her...
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Jeff Bezos’ Ex-wife MacKenzie Scott Is Going Viral for Using Part of Her...
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...
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Why So Many Black Moms Opt Out of Breastfeeding
The theme of this year’s World Breastfeeding Week, “Closing the Gap,” highlighted the importance of providing access to breastfeeding support. Now, as Black Breastfeeding Week kicks off, it’s more...
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In Her Second Pregnancy, Elaine Welteroth Knows the Maternal Health Crisis...
Elaine Welteroth is savoring every moment of her second pregnancy and taking the initiative to ensure expecting mothers across the country can do the same. “I’m excited to meet this baby and to step...
View ArticleGestational Diabetes Is Under-Diagnosed, and It’s Contributing to the Black...
Childbirth, a moment of joy and celebration, should be a time to welcome new life into the world after weeks of pregnancy. However, for Black women in the U.S., this long-anticipated milestone is...
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