Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski is very pregnant and very far away from the nearest hospital. An excerpt from ‘Wilderness Mother.’ ...
Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...
The average age of moms giving birth in the U.S. continues to rise, hitting nearly 30 years old in 2023, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the report, ...