Family reacts to death of Dr. Janell Green Smith, a Black midwife who died after childbirth

Dr. Janell Green Smith’s life was dedicated to finding solutions to the crisis of Black women dying in childbirth. That was ...

'I miss her': Charleston mourns Black midwife, advocate who died in childbirth at vigil

Members of the Charleston community gathered Wednesday night to honor a woman who spent her life working to prevent maternal ...

When Expertise Isn’t Enough: What Dr. Janell Green Smith’s Death Reveals About a Crisis We’ve Ignored for Too Long

Dr. Janell Green Smith was a midwife and maternal health expert. Still, she couldn't save herself from racial inequities in ...
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Moms of color say they’re terrified of dying in childbirth and no one is listening

ST. LOUIS — "It was like being alive in hell,” says mom Karena Hampton. “That's the only way to explain." That’s how she remembers the day she lost her baby boy half-way through her pregnancy. Karena ...

Midwife dies during childbirth, reigniting Black maternal health conversation in NC

A South Carolina midwife who lost her life to a cause she devoted an entire career to is reigniting a national conversation on the Black maternal health crisis. Dr. Janell Green Smith advocated for ...
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A woman dies every 2 minutes during pregnancy or childbirth: Report

A new World Health Organization report found that maternal mortality rates have either increased or remained the same in nearly all regions of the world in the past five years. "In 2020, we estimate ...
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Illinois Moms Are Dying At Alarming Rates, With Black Women Bearing The Brunt

Maternal deaths are climbing in Illinois, and state reviewers say nearly all of them could have been prevented. A new state ...
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Illinois maternal mortality report finds rise in pregnancy-related deaths

Preventable pregnancy-related deaths rose and stark racial disparities remained in the Illinois Department of Public Health’s ...