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 ...

'Her worst fear has come to pass': Midwife who advocated for Black women dies after giving birth

Janell Green Smith, 31, was determined to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care. Her family hopes her legacy will ...
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Faced with a lack of birth choices, an Alabama nurse heads for the state line

Jessica Thompson, an Alabama nurse and mother of four, sits in her midwife's clinic in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. (Anna Claire Vollers | [email protected]) Jessica Thompson didn't take her eyes off the glowing ...
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Healthier moms, babies

Allie Melchione rushed to Christiana Hospital on a late Saturday afternoon last spring. It would be her first time stepping into a maternity ward with a job to do. It’s a unit she hopes to one day ...
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Freestanding birth centers closing as maternity care gaps grow, especially in rural areas

Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama’s first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, ...