• About
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Community
    • Prince George’s County
    • National
    • Politics
    • Sports
      • HBCU Sports
      • Local Sports
      • Pro Sports
    • Lifestyle
      • Arts & Theater
      • Entertainment
      • Books
      • Food
      • Fashion
      • Faith & Religion
        • Faith
        • Religion
      • Cars & Travel
        • Cars
        • Travel
      • Health
        • The Caregivers
        • Protect the Memories
        • Coronavirus
    • Education
      • Local
    • Environment
    • Homeownership
    • WIN Africa
    • World
    • Press Room
  • Business
    • JPMorgan Chase, Money Talk
    • Personal Finance
      • Homeownership
    • Local Business
    • Technology
  • Calendar
  • Opinion
    • WIN-TV
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
      • Stacy M. Brown
      • Lauren Victoria Burke
      • Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
      • James Clingman
      • Austin R. Cooper Jr.
      • Charlene Crowell
      • Marian Wright Edelman
      • Bill Fletcher Jr.
      • William J. Ford
      • Lyndia Grant
      • Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
      • Raynard Jackson
      • George Lambert
      • Shevry Lassiter
      • Julianne Malveaux
      • Marc Morial
      • Askia Muhammad
    • Editor’s Column
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Viewpoints
    • Blogs
    • Cartoons
  • Media
    • Video
    • Photo Galleries
  • WI Bridge
  • E-Editions
    • Weekly E-Editions
    • Special Editions
      • Back-to-School
      • Black History Month
      • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
      • Financial Literacy
      • Health Supplements
      • Home Ownership
      • MLK Memorial Issue
      • Sustainability
  • Our House DC
  • Money Talk
  • 2023 Financial Literacy
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
Skip to content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer

  • About
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Community
    • Prince George’s County
    • National
    • Politics
    • Sports
      • HBCU Sports
      • Local Sports
      • Pro Sports
    • Lifestyle
      • Arts & Theater
      • Entertainment
      • Books
      • Food
      • Fashion
      • Faith & Religion
        • Faith
        • Religion
      • Cars & Travel
        • Cars
        • Travel
      • Health
        • The Caregivers
        • Protect the Memories
        • Coronavirus
    • Education
      • Local
    • Environment
    • Homeownership
    • WIN Africa
    • World
    • Press Room
  • Business
    • JPMorgan Chase, Money Talk
    • Personal Finance
      • Homeownership
    • Local Business
    • Technology
  • Calendar
  • Opinion
    • WIN-TV
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
      • Stacy M. Brown
      • Lauren Victoria Burke
      • Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
      • James Clingman
      • Austin R. Cooper Jr.
      • Charlene Crowell
      • Marian Wright Edelman
      • Bill Fletcher Jr.
      • William J. Ford
      • Lyndia Grant
      • Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
      • Raynard Jackson
      • George Lambert
      • Shevry Lassiter
      • Julianne Malveaux
      • Marc Morial
      • Askia Muhammad
    • Editor’s Column
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Viewpoints
    • Blogs
    • Cartoons
  • Media
    • Video
    • Photo Galleries
  • WI Bridge
  • E-Editions
    • Weekly E-Editions
    • Special Editions
      • Back-to-School
      • Black History Month
      • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
      • Financial Literacy
      • Health Supplements
      • Home Ownership
      • MLK Memorial Issue
      • Sustainability
  • Our House DC
  • Money Talk
  • 2023 Financial Literacy

Sign up to stay connected

Get the top stories of the day around the DMV.

Tag: maternal health

Johns Hopkins Health Plans awarded the Alliance for Black NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Families, with a $20,000 grant to further support their breast pump program. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

Johns Hopkins Health Plans Grants Local Organization Helping Black NICU Families

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi August 23, 2023November 30, 2023

Striving to support health organizations bolstering resources to families in need, Johns Hopkins Health Plans has awarded the Alliance for Black NICU Families with a $20,000 grant to further support their breast pump program.

Tiffany Haddish
Posted inHealth

Tiffany Haddish’s Brave Journey Highlights Maternal Health Disparities Black Women Face

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
Posted inHealth

Bridging the Gaps in Low Breastfeeding Rates

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi August 1, 2023November 30, 2023
The CMS Health Equity Conference was held at Howard University on June 7. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHealth

Health Leaders Discuss Approaches to Improving Maternal Health Equity

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi June 21, 2023November 30, 2023
**FILE** Tori Bowie (Erik van Leeuwen via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inSports

Autopsy Finds Olympian Tori Bowie Died from Childbirth Complications

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
pregnant woman
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Bill Expands Options for Infertility Treatment in D.C.

by WI Editorial Staff June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-N.C.) speaks during the congressional hearing on Preterm Births and Racial Disparities hosted by DSM, and March of Dimes on April 26, 2023.
Posted inHealth

Rising Preterm Birth Disparities Across D.C.

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi May 3, 2023November 30, 2023
Dr. Jamila Taylor (Courtesy photo via Twitter)
Posted inHealth

WIC Remains an Integral Part of Solution for Black Maternal Health

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown April 19, 2023April 20, 2023
Developing Families Centers award seven nonprofit organizations fighting for greater maternal health outcomes in D.C. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHealth

Developing Families Center Awards Funding to Improve Maternal Health

Avatar photo by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 12, 2023November 30, 2023
President Joe Biden (Courtesy of NNPA)
Posted inNational

Biden Issues Proclamation for Black Maternal Health Week

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown April 11, 2023April 11, 2023

Posts navigation

1 2 3 Older posts

CURRENT NEWSPAPER

CURRENT SPECIAL EDITION

VISIT THE WASHINGTON INFORMER CHARITIES


The Washington Informer
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

About the Informer

We proudly serve the African-American community — families, neighborhoods, businesses, people of faith and more — in the DMV. Learn more about how we serve you.
See the Print Edition Online
Sign up for The Daily Newsletter

Learn More

  • About Us
  • Newsletters
  • Calendar
  • Membership
  • Print Subscriptions
  • Donate
  • Contact Us

Sections

  • News
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle

Products

  • Digital Editions
  • WIN-TV
  • WI Bridge
  • WIN Africa – Initiative
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Circulation
© 2023 Washington Informer Newspaper. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic