Blog - Global Black Maternal Health

Low sperm count, miscarriages and dementia: How car fumes cause health problems throughout life

From before birth to old age, air pollution damages our health at all stages of life according to new research from Imperial College London (ICL).

Black U.K. Women Nearly Four Times More Likely To Die From Childbirth

The U.K. government is not doing enough to protect Black women giving birth in the country, lawmakers have said in a new report.

Finding Joy Again: New Mothers Need Postpartum Mental Health Help

The U.S. must better recognize and treat new mothers in need of help.

Medical Racism’s Role in the Recent Spike in Maternal Mortality

Black women had the largest rate increase between 2020 and 2021, new data from the CDC shows. Maternal and child health experts point to systematic racism as the root cause.

It’s Black Maternal Health Week. Let’s Save the Maternity Units Like We Do the Banks

Maternity units are closing at an alarming rate. What if we thought about maternity care like we thought about extractive, under-regulated, poorly run banks?

Success at Nyarugusu: How one of the world’s largest refugee camps achieved zero maternal deaths in 2022 –

Progress in the global fight to safeguard the lives of mothers has recently stagnated, and in 2020 an estimated 287,000 maternal deaths occurred worldwide.