PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Oregon Health & Science University says it is leading national research efforts to determine the role of respectful maternity care as maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

The CDC said proper care could lower the number of pregnancy-related deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness about the potential mistreatment of and discrimination ...

As many as one in five women have experienced some degree of mistreatment while in maternity care, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new ...

Twenty percent of women reported experiencing mistreatment during pregnancy and delivery care, a new CDC report found. The CDC analyzed data from the Porter Novelli View Moms survey, which had 2,402 ...

According to new CDC research, 20% of mothers reported mistreatment while receiving maternity care for their youngest child. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, addresses the recent data published by ...

About 1 in 5 mothers report mistreatment during their maternity care, with that number bumping up to 30% for those who are Black, Hispanic and multiracial, according to a new report from the Centers ...

A new European initiative aims to enhance respectful maternity care and address obstetric violence. The International Platform on Obstetric Violence (IPOV) was launched on 1 January. Obstetric ...