On Friday, Jan. 2, Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina-based midwife, died due to childbirth complications during the ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina midwife and advocate for Black maternal health, has died due to complications during ...

The American College of Nurse-Midwives mourns the devastating death of Dr. Janell Green Smith, CNM, who died from ...

Green Smith was known for her Black maternal health advocacy and midwife care as Black women are three times more likely to ...

My daughter arrived on August 5, 2025, after a whirlwind and terrifying birth experience: 35 hours of labor, preeclampsia, ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith was a midwife and maternal health expert. Still, she couldn't save herself from racial inequities in ...

A South Carolina midwife and prominent Black maternal health advocate died from childbirth complications while delivering her ...

The BirthGlide team is developing a novel, simple-to-use device to reduce complications in the second stage of labour and the ...

A study by Mass General Brigham, published in the JAMA medical journal, found that discontinuing popular weight loss ...

Kenyan runner Beatrice Chebet, who won gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is taking a maternity break ...

The Free Birth Society advised pregnant women to avoid doctors and midwives, with deadly consequences. The bigger tragedy is the brutal system the women were so desperate to flee.

Women taking opioids during pregnancy were up to twice as likely to have complications during delivery, and 71% more likely ...