It’s the middle of the night, and Autumn Cavender drives down a country road through the pitch-black darkness. It’s a familiar routine for Cavender, who explains that most babies are born between 11 p ...

Highlighting the vital work of Indigenous birth workers from Las Vegas, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. In this episode of Native Report, we highlight the vital work of Indigenous birth workers from Las ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hospital staff is always quick to notice when there’s a Hummingbird in the facility. If the doctors and nurses have been through ...

Members and supporters of the Birth Justice Collaborative at the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Committee. (Photo courtesy Birth Justice Collaborative) This is your first of three free ...

Pregnancy and having a baby can be a special time. And families want to feel safe and trust their maternity care. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But when we reviewed ...

Stephanne Rupnicki, left, teaches breastfeeding best practice to an Indigenous mom. Rupnicki is on the forefront of an effort to train Indigenous doulas to help curtail rising maternal mortality rates ...

Part two in our series explores how the emerging Birth Justice movement is addressing deep-rooted inequalities affecting ...

Marie does not know her age but looks to be in her late thirties. She has never had a birth certificate nor any other identity document. She has never been to school, either. She lives in poverty with ...

Suzette Brewer of the Cherokee Nation reflects on her long reporting journey, which investigated the widespread sterilization ...