'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 ...

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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Feds cite Beaufort hospital with violation after woman gives birth in parking lot

BEAUFORT – Federal regulators cited Beaufort Memorial Hospital in a report that detailed a woman giving birth in its parking lot. Inspectors with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found ...
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'I just didn't do anything': Florida woman gave birth through leg hole of boxer shorts she kept on and then 'just sat there' while her baby boy asphyxiated

A Florida woman will likely spend decades behind bars for the home birth and more or less immediate death of her newborn baby boy. On Thursday, Bianca R. Desouza, 23, pleaded guilty to one count each ...
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Charlotte women's giving circles raise money for community causes

Women's giving circles are growing here in Charlotte. They are groups of women who pool their donations to make an even bigger impact. Lummis announces retirement from Senate Boy, 9, feels unwell ...
NPR

The U.S. birth rate is on the decline. But not for women 40 and older

Although the U.S. birth rate is on the decline, the number of women having babies in one age group has increased. Those new mothers are 40 and older. In the U.S., teen birth rates are at historic lows ...
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Cardi B & Stefon Diggs Join Yoga Class After Baby’s Birth

After only recently welcoming their baby, Cardi B and Stefon Diggs chose yoga for charity on December 15. The couple sat on mats near the front of the room, following along with the instructor as ...
The New York Times

With Rights and Resources Uncertain, They’re Seeking Sterilization

More young, child-free women are pursuing the permanent form of contraception. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta A few years ago, Dr. Leah Tatum, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Austin, noticed a shift among ...
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Pay it 4ward to woman honored for teaching yoga classes in Barelas

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An ancient practice has taken hold in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Albuquerque, thanks in part to one woman. People in the Barelas community are now practicing yoga, often ...
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Boyden Class of ’59 contribution part of larger giving cycle

SALISBURY — Every year around the holidays, the Boyden High School Class of 1959 likes to make contributions to the community through various charitable outreaches. This year is no different. The ...
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Philly high school reunites woman with lost class ring decades after graduating

A long-awaited reunion took place at a high school in Philadelphia on Monday. More than 40 years since graduating from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls, alumna Mary Stepp's class ring was ...