Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting. Then 25 years old and six months pregnant, she drove ...

Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting. Then 25 years old and six months pregnant, she drove ...

Indigenous doulas are creating support networks for mothers who are at the highest risk of pregnancy-related death Mary Sherbick found out she was pregnant at the height of the pandemic in 2020.

American Indian and Alaska Native women of childbearing age are at heightened risk for heart disease, the American Heart Association warned May 31 — and high rates of trauma and violence increase that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Canva) Intergenerational trauma and violence has led to increased cardiovascular disease in American/Alaskan Native (AI/AN ...

When Maria Parra Cano became pregnant with her first child, she was weaning herself off the diet rich in cream, cheese, and butter that she had gotten used to while cooking and eating as a culinary ...

The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and accidents. By Roni Caryn Rabin Pregnant ...

Credit: Getty Images Native organizations, the CDC, and some states are working to boost tribal participation in state maternal mortality review committees to better track and address ...