pregnancy-related deaths in the US

Alabama women die each year from complications related to pregnancy, occurring during pregnancy and up to one year following a pregnancy or delivery, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). The agency is now taking new steps to help reduce the maternal mortality in the state.

A group of midwives and doctors filed a lawsuit challenging what they described as Alabama's de facto ban on freestanding birth centers by requiring the facilities be licensed as hospitals.

Pregnancy-related deaths in the US, especially among black women, have been problematic for quite some time, but not much has been done to prevent and alleviate this issue.In this first installment of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn addresses black maternal mortality and two of its factors...