As EastEnders celebrates its 40th anniversary, Woman’s Hour discusses the iconic soap’s track record of featuring strong female characters with actors Michelle Collins, Kellie Bright, Diane Parish and ...

The U.S. has a much higher rate of maternal mortality than other high-income countries, and the risks are especially acute ...

Performance poet Caitlin O'Ryan's poem about women walking home has struck a chord with thousands of people online. She joins us to perform At What Point and share what made her want to get up on ...

Newly reassembled after state lawmakers let it expire, Idaho Maternal Mortality Review Committee releases 2023 report ...

The state Health Department has told hospitals to have guidelines in place to help them better recognize and treat conditions ...

In this special episode of WABE’s “Week In Review,” we examine our multi-part series on maternal health, “Missing Moms,” from ...

Stress during pregnancy may cause changes in placental genes linked to cortisol regulation. These changes could impact fetal ...

Should women continue antidepressants during pregnancy? A new study explores the risks, benefits, and tough choices ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for fetal development — and this would affect the baby's development from very ...