Childbirth doesn’t have to look one way. Around the world, and increasingly in India, more parents are exploring birth ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith advocated for Black people giving birth and just days into the new year, she died while giving birth ...

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

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 ...

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 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.

Australian wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke (née Hatfield) died at age 30 in September 2025 due to complications from a "freebirth." Stacey's husband, Nathan Warnecke, shared on October 19, 2025, ...

Stacey’s husband, Nathan Warnecke, shared on October 19, 2025, that his wife died nearly three weeks earlier when “an unforeseen and extremely rare complication” arose during childbirth at the ...