Breonna Jordan-Orum is a doula in Rochester, New York. Her own birth experiences — including concerns of implicit bias against her during her first pregnancy — inspired her to become a doula. ( Jamie Germano / Democrat and Chronicle) New York’s maternal mortality rate...

Ora Fortgang, left, Vicky Deutsch and Chumi Steinmetz of Vicky's Doula Services are doulas and EMts at the William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. (Peter Carr / The Journal News) States are competing for millions of dollars in new federal...

New York health officials failed to fully implement key expert recommendations for reducing maternal deaths and racial disparities, as pandemic-era crises stalled prior progress toward saving the lives of more women, a new state audit reported. Auditors investigated,...

When Asia LoveLady found out she was pregnant, she knew she wanted doctors who would take her seriously. She’d been ignored before, and she didn’t want to risk anything when the health of her baby — a son, due in August — was on the line. She knew her own health could...