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

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In a story that has captured the nation's attention, a 37-year-old woman from Haryana has given birth to a baby boy after ...

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 ...

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 ...