Babies delivered before term is often overlooked, even though it carries potentially deadly health risks for birthing parent and baby alike. Overview: According to the […]

Black women in the U.S. are 50% more likely to have a premature baby than white women. Research has identified a few reasons for this […]

Black baby girls born weighing 2.2 pounds or less are more than twice as likely to survive as white baby boys born at the same […]

Editor’s note: This story contains language that may be offensive. In February 2009, Samantha Pierce became pregnant with twins. It was a time when things were […]