'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, a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice in South Carolina, chose her career because of ...

It Doesn’t Surprise Me That a Black Midwife Died in Childbirth

Yet, on Jan. 2, she died from childbirth complications. She was only 31 years old. I see her death as a profound failure of ...

National Guard captain helps deliver baby inside car days before Christmas

A routine evening turned into a life-saving mission when a frantic father-to-be rushed into a hospital asking for help days ...

New Mom, 31, Found Dead After Being Run Over and Dragged by Car in Shopping Center Parking Lot

A woman, who welcomed her first baby less than four months ago, was killed after being struck by a car and dragged along the ...

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 ...