'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 ...

National debate on transgender athletes finally reaches Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is taking up one of the nation’s most high-profile and divisive cultural issues. Can transgender athletes ...

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 until she herself died just days after giving birth to her daughter. One of ...
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Hendrick Medical South to close birthplace, centralize services by 2026

Hendrick Medical Center South will close its birthplace on May 31, 2026, as part of a plan to centralize obstetric and ...