The weeks and months following childbirth bring profound physical, emotional, and psychological changes that can overwhelm even the most prepared new parents. While some degree of mood fluctuation, ...

Nine days after a Maryland woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl, her world changed. After an uneventful pregnancy, Erin Adelekun had a life-threatening postpartum stroke so sudden and severe that a ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — A new statewide initiative is helping protect new mothers by reminding them and their families to watch for postpartum warning signs through a simple blue wristband. Sophie ...

Postpartum patients will receive orange bracelets to be worn as a reminder to watch for pregnancy-related health problems.

A new mother's missed checkup, an infected cut and a cascade of overlooked warning signs ended in a diagnosis that upended ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Huddle Up Moms was recently awarded a grant from the C-D-C’s “Hear Her” Campaign. The campaign centers around the need for urgent maternal health warning signs. Here @ Home ...

The Alabama Perinatal Quality Collaborative, housed in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, launched a Postpartum Awareness Bracelet pilot program in June. The program aims ...

Janell Green Smith, a respected nurse-midwife, died from childbirth complications, raising urgent questions about postpartum risks and maternal safety.