Black women and birthing people are reshaping their experience, no longer simply surviving delivery but feeling empowered before, during and after.

Black women are potentially three times more likely to get peripartum cardiomyopathy — a kind of heart failure.

A 'Coming Soon to Max' teaser reveals a new clip of Carrie Coon and the first look at Christine Baranski in Season 3. Get all the details on the upcoming season.

During Black Maternal Health Week, a national campaign to raise awareness and improve outcomes for Black mothers, the Detroit-based organization Mothering Justice is spotlighting what happens when ...

Doula LaToshia Rouse shares insights into the work of a doula and what expecting mothers must know about their rights.

Kameelah Phillips, MD, breaks down how to speak up during pregnancy care and raises the alarm on a serious postpartum issue ...

The documentary ‘Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)’ explores the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Sly & The ...

Michelle Obama addresses rumors of marital split with Barack Obama, calling out sexist assumptions and emphasizing her choices as a grown woman.

Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.

Her commitment to education extended to all ages. In 1922, she opened Fort Worth’s first nursery school for Black children – ...

Cathy Freeman was spotted holding hands with a mystery man on Saturday night, just seven months after her split from husband of 15 years James Murch.

The SAVE Act's in-person documentary voter registration requirement will make it harder for married women, and many other ...