A midwife’s death days after childbirth complications reignites the conversation around Black maternal health

Janell Green Smith was a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice in South Carolina. Less than a week after ...
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Midwife dies during childbirth, reignites Black maternal health conversations in NC

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.

Midwife and Black Maternal Health Advocate, 31, Dies Due to Childbirth Complications with Her First Baby

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

Scientists Discover How the Uterus “Feels” Its Way Through Childbirth

Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, ...
PBS

In Michigan, a push to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for people of color

Editor's note: This story has been adjusted to clarify that Mothering Justice was part of a coalition of organizations behind the "MI Momnibus" bills. Tamika Jackson's heart stopped beating while she ...
Psychology Today

Where Is the Real Information on Pregnancy and Childbirth?

This is the sixth post in a series. In the book Matrescence: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood, Lucy Jones talks about the shocking lack of information available to women regarding what childbirth ...