Posts by CMHEStaff

Research has shown that Black women are more likely to experience delays in receiving a diagnosis of infertility and appropriate fertility counseling even though they are more likely to experience infertility than women of…

As we celebrate Black History Month, we wanted to address unique challenges for our Black women experiencing infertility. Infertility is a deeply personal and often painful journey, affecting millions of…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are almost twice as likely as white women to suffer from infertility. Black women also face barriers when accessing…

Morehouse School of Medicine, with support from Ferring Pharmaceuticals, launched a new initiative championing equity in fertility care for Black women. FertilityEquity is an e-learning program focusing on fertility care for Black…

Morehouse School of Medicine’s Perinatal Patient Navigators program is doing its part to reduce the state’s soaring Black mortality rate. Read more here: Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in…

Georgia is in the midst of a maternal health crisis that demands our urgent attention. The statistics are alarming and unacceptable: over 60% of maternal deaths in our state could have been…

Rural communities in the U.S. are losing access to maternity care. That raises the risk for pregnancy complications, especially for Black women, who face higher rates of maternal mortality. The…

A growing number of women are dying during and after pregnancy in Georgia. The state’s maternal mortality rates have long ranked among the worst in the United States. The crisis is not…

Seven years ago, Heather Dobbs was preparing for the birth of her second baby. She and her husband, who live in Covington, were thrilled to be welcoming another child into…

While maternal health concerns the health of women before and during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period, other aspects are often overlooked. In Wednesday’s program, host Rose Scott spoke with medical…