THE gap in maternal mortality rates between black and white women is widening, experts and mothers warned MPs today.
Black mothers are five times more likely to die than white women in pregnancy and up to six weeks after giving birth.
But today the health and social-care committee, led by Tory MP Jeremy Hunt, heard from maternity experts that this disparity is growing.
Investigation reveals NHS maternity services are failing women and babies
As the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women begins in Beijing, it’s clear that China has fulfilled its commitments set 30 years ago and delivered amazing progress in women's education and equality, writes YU BOKUN
What’s behind the stubborn gender gap in Stem disciplines ask ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT in their column Science and Society



