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**FILE** Tori Bowie (Erik van Leeuwen via Wikimedia Commons)

Autopsy Finds Olympian Tori Bowie Died from Childbirth Complications

by Stacy M. Brown June 14, 2023June 14, 2023

According to an autopsy report, three-time Olympic medalist and world champion sprinter Tori Bowie died due to complications during childbirth.

Median Age of Women Giving Birth Reaches 30: Census Data

by WI Web Staff May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

Serena Williams

Serena Williams to Medical Professionals: Listen to Black Women

by Stacy M. Brown April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

COVID, Maternal Mortality and Black Women

by WI Guest Author June 22, 2021December 21, 2021

Higher Birth Complications for Women of Color, Regardless of Age

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 27, 2021December 21, 2021

Health, Stacy M. Brown

Why More African-American Women Turn to Midwives for Childbirth

by Stacy M. Brown September 23, 2020December 21, 2021

EDITORIAL: Pregnant Women Can Pass COVID-19 to Infants

by WI Guest Author July 15, 2020December 21, 2021

Rep. Alma Adams, Sen. Kamala Harris and members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus push for Congress to adopt the Kira Johnson Act during Black Maternal Health Week on April 11. (Courtesy of Adams' office)

Black Maternal Deaths Remain High Priority as Pandemic Continues

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer April 29, 2020December 21, 2021

Sharelle Guyton, due to deliver her second son soon, worries about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and how it might affect the delivery process and her newborn child. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

Pregnant and Panicking: COVID-19 Upending Parents’ Birth Plans

by WI Guest Author April 6, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of American Heart Association

Death Rates Among Pregnant Black Women Continue to Increase

by WI Guest Author February 17, 2020December 21, 2021