Pregnancy and childbirth

Kiara Brokenbrough, Viral 2022 Bride Who Got Married for $500, Has Died During Childbirth at 32

Her son, Jonah, survived and is fighting in the NICU. Her death, weeks before Black Maternal Health Week, is another devastating data point in a crisis the country has not solved.
04/24/2026

Indiana Woman Released in Active Labor Forced to Give Birth Outside, Is Now Hospitalized With Complications

Mercedes Wells delivered her daughter on the roadside shortly after her discharge and is now undergoing treatment for health concerns linked to the traumatic birth.
11/26/2025

Empowering Black Mothers: How Goddess Cyn is Transforming the Birthing Experience

Philadelphia-based doula Goddess Cyn of Conscious Womb Care shares how she’s redefining pregnancy and delivery for Black mothers through holistic support, advocacy, and education at every stage of the journey.
01/14/2025

Focus on YOU! Reducing the Risk Factors that Contribute to Pregnancy Complications & Black Maternal Death

Most maternal deaths are preventable--here are practical steps to prepare for motherhood and to reduce the risk of complications.
04/15/2024

Study: Black Women Have Highest Maternal Mortality Rate As Deaths Doubled Across U.S. Since 1999

Structural racism is one cause of these largely preventable deaths, CDC says.
07/05/2023

How A Father’s Tragedy Moved Him To Launch A Black Maternal Health Movement

Bruce McIntyre advocates to end the systemic racism behind the disproportionate deaths of Black mothers-to-be.
06/30/2023