The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex
and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than …

Black women have higher rates of premature birth than other women in America. This
cannot be simply explained by economic factors, with poorer women lacking resources or …

This classic book, first published in 1992 and again in 2003, has inspired three generations
of childbearing people, birth activists and researchers, and birth practitioners—midwives …

In The Afterlife of Reproductive Slavery Alys Eve Weinbaum investigates the continuing
resonances of Atlantic slavery in the cultures and politics of human reproduction that …

In Birthing Black Mothers Black feminist theorist Jennifer C. Nash examines how the figure of
the “Black mother” has become a powerful political category.“Mothering while Black” has …

Background Perinatal quality improvement lacks valid tools to measure adverse hospital
experiences disproportionately impacting Black mothers and birthing people. Measuring …

This article examines the barriers to quality health care for transgender, nonbinary, and
gender-expansive people (TGE) who become pregnant and give birth, identifying three …

Research examining whether intentions to get a COVID-19 vaccine change over time is
scarce. Moreover, the deep and pervasive history of medical racism in the US has created a …

More than a decade ago, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution
recognizing maternal health as a human right. Subsequently, global advocates mobilized to …

abstract The concept of 'obstetric violence'has emerged as an important legal and activist
tool in the global quest for humane, equitable, and respectful maternal and intrapartum care …