Check with your provider and care team about the use of these medical and non-medical methods of pain relief before incorporating them...

Article written by: Editorial Staff of Community Medical Centers Community Health System partner, the BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center,...

Nurse-midwives, or "certified nurse-midwives" (CNMs), are masters-prepared or doctorally-prepared nurses who have first completed...

The Center for Health Equity (CHE), in collaboration with community experts and UCSF researchers, developed a Maternity Care Experiences...

July is dedicated to raising awareness about preventing group B strep disease in babies during pregnancy and early infancy. Group B...

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is severe blood loss during or after childbirth. It is a life-threatening health issue that occurs as early...

Read the articles: Black maternal health fair and jubilee held in Downtown Fresno Kaiser Permanente is making efforts to improve...

Planning the delivery of your baby is an important element of your birth experience. Depending on your current and past pregnancies and...

Read our Placenta Health brief here The placenta is a temporary organ that exists in the uterus only during pregnancy. It develops in the...

We are pleased to share that in September, 13 new doulas-to-be embarked on their journey to become full-spectrum community doulas!...

"Cesarean birth is a lifesaving procedure, with obvious benefits to mother and baby when vaginal birth is no longer safe. Nonetheless,...

BLACK Wellness & Prosperity Center Supports the Black Birthing Bill of Rights Developed by the National Association to Advance Black...

We are mothers, women, and birthing persons with unique needs and experiences. We are valuable human beings, and our needs matter. Your...

Find a collection of resources we put together with topics covering Prenatal, Labor/Birth, and Postpartum resources

SB 464 – the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act – is designed to begin to address the harms caused by racism. This...