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The progress, inequities and additional training models needed in maternal healthcare

By CMHEStaff | Apr 24, 2024

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…

Making Pregnancy Safer for Black Women

By CMHEStaff | Feb 7, 2024

ATLANTA — Kira Johnson was so excited to be a mother that she began planning her first son’s birthday party while still pregnant. The carnival-themed party she threw was epic: cake,…

How Unconscious Bias in Health Care Puts Pregnant Black Women at Higher Risk

By CMHEStaff | Dec 12, 2023

Many Black women report feeling ignored or dismissed by doctors. The consequences can be deadly for mothers and babies. Read more here: The Role of Unconscious Bias in Black Women’s…

Morehouse awarded grant focused on improving maternal health outcomes

By CMHEStaff | Oct 17, 2023

The school’s Center for Maternal Health Equity to receive over $2 million as part of a White House initiative. Read more here: Morehouse awarded grant focused on improving maternal health…

Morehouse, Emory to partner on maternal health research center

By CMHEStaff | Sep 1, 2023

Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University have been awarded a grant by the National Institutes of Health to establish a research center focused on reducing maternal mortality and advancing…

Black Women Are Losing Access to Maternity Care. This Law Is Partly to Blame.

By CMHEStaff | Mar 9, 2023

Georgia is one of the most dangerous states in which to give birth. One reason: A decades-old state regulatory system gives rural, Black Georgians less access to maternity care. Read…

New project highlights stories of Black mothers who survived near-fatal pregnancy, childbirth complications

By CMHEStaff | Jan 11, 2023

ATLANTA – A unique new project at Morehouse School of Medicine highlights the stories of Black women who have serious, sometimes life-threatening, pregnancy or childbirth complications. Read more here: New project highlights…

Amerigroup Foundation Grants Morehouse School of Medicine $1.725 Million

By cmhe | Feb 23, 2022

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…

Georgia Public Broadcasting Feature: She Was Told ‘You Might Die’ Right Before Childbirth: A Probe Of Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Crisis

By cmhe | Sep 1, 2021

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…