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The initiative will find a new way to reduce maternal health disparities. In Maryland, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts.

City leaders say the Baltimore Baby Bonus violates state and local law. But teachers leading the charge say the challenge is “an undemocratic power grab.”

The Baltimore Baby Bonus would give one-time $1,000 payments directly to parents after they adopt or give birth. But voters have the final say.

The new facility will cater to adolescents and pregnant people.

The four year program hopes to reduce unintended pregnancies.

Black women are more than three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes.

The county and Luminis Health want to build a $300 million facility that will partially focus on women’s health.

This week on the podcast, two tales of unconventional matches.

Undocumented people who receive care have children with higher birthweights.

As the country observes the sixth anniversary of Black Maternal Health Week, a local organization will train men as doulas, as an effort to address the Black Maternal Health crisis.