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Amerigroup Foundation Grants Morehouse School of Medicine $1.725 Million
Program will support more than 127,000 pregnant and parenting Black women and their families across Georgia. Morehouse School of Medicine is pleased to announce it has received a grant of…
Read MoreGeorgia Public Broadcasting Feature: She Was Told ‘You Might Die’ Right Before Childbirth: A Probe Of Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
Georgia consistently ranks among the bottom 10 states for the number of mothers who die during childbirth. But experts and advocates agree, many of the deaths could have been avoided. According…
Read MoreA crisis within a crisis: Black women are more likely to die from pregnancy complications than any other demographic group, the CDC says. Advocates fear the pandemic could make it worse
At six months pregnant, Nisaa Borer Nelson was diagnosed with Covid-19. Instead of oxygen, Borer Nelson says nurses at a Minneapolis hospital gave her an IV saline drip. She had…
Read MoreMorehouse School of Medicine receives Grant to Study Maternal Mortality
Morehouse School of Medicine’s Center for Maternal Health Equity has received a $95,000 grant to study the issue of high maternal mortality rates among women of color, especially black women…
Read MoreNews One Feature: Morehouse School of Medicine Launches Research Initiative Centered On Black Maternal Health Crisis
The maternal health crisis has disproportionately impacted Black women and Morehouse School of Medicine is putting the focus on reversing this alarming trend through the creation of a new research…
Read MoreMorehouse School of Medicine studying maternal health inequities among Black mothers
Morehouse School of Medicine announced Thursday it is researching inequities among pregnant and postpartum Black women. Black mothers in Georgia, New Jersey, Louisiana and the District of Columbia are interviewing…
Read MoreMorehouse School of Medicine’s Center for Maternal Health Equity Studies Causes of Health Inequity Among Pregnant Black Women
Morehouse School of Medicine’s Center for Maternal Health Equity is launching a research study designed to explore the causes and issues behind health inequity among pregnant and post-partum Black women…
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