Sadly, in terms of birthing, we haven’t come a long way

My son, now 47, was born in a period of resistance to standard birth practices, which imposed rigidities that did not promote ...

'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 ...

Arizona man charged with threatening Franciscan after Black woman gave birth in car

A man faces charges after threatening to blow up Franciscan Health if they didn’t say which nurse sent a Black woman in labor home.

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals says birth centers are subject to state hospital regulations

An Alabama appeals court ruled Friday that the state can license and regulate freestanding birth centers as hospitals. In a ...