Janell Green Smith, a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice in South Carolina, chose her career because of ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a respected midwife and maternal health expert, tragically died in childbirth at the age of 31, highlighting the issue of America's maternal mortality crisis and the need for ...

A South Carolina midwife who dedicated her life’s work to preventing maternal deaths died from childbirth complications ...

A South Carolina midwife who lost her life to a cause she devoted an entire career to is reigniting a national conversation ...

The maternal mortality rate among Black women in the U.S. is significantly higher than the overall rate, highlighting the impact of systemic racism and maternal care deserts.

In a nation with the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries, Dr. Janell Green Smith’s death is a ...

Smith, a Black midwife, died after childbirth. Her death renews urgent calls to end the Black maternal mortality crisis.

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Public Health Department says they are working hard to expand a program aimed at bringing down the level ...

Eskenazi Health has announced two new initiatives aimed at improving maternal health following a year-long effort to assess ...

North Carolina’s maternal mortality rate saw a 100% increase from 2019 to 2021 during the peak of the pandemic, data shows. AsiaVision Getty Images In a country that has one of the worst maternal ...

Gov. Phil Murphy said the new laws are part of an effort to make New Jersey “the best state in the nation to deliver and ...

Illinois’ fourth report on maternal mortality trends identified an increase and found that 91% of all pregnancy-related ...