Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife and Black maternal health advocate, has died. On Friday, Jan. 2, Smith, a South ...

This is part of a series of South Florida Sun Sentinel articles exploring maternal health care. It is 2 a.m. when Brianca Spence slips behind the wheel of her car. The drive to the nearest hospital ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina midwife and advocate for Black maternal health, has died due to complications during ...

Intermountain Health has certified nurse midwives that deliver babies in hospitals. These midwives practice alongside OB-GYN physicians and work together to help women receive care for women’s health ...

Even before Diana Castro Cook became pregnant, she knew she wanted to give birth with the help of a midwife when the time came. She had experienced midwifery with her former roommate, who had given ...

Many are familiar with the popular British television series “Call the Midwife,” set in post-war London. In the show, nurse midwives are professionals who provide exceptional care to mothers before, ...

Andrea Engdahl remembers the first time she said the words, 25 years ago. “I want to be a midwife.” She was pregnant with her first child at the time and exploring her health care options. A nurse ...

“Midwives, community midwives especially, are being asked to work all day and then being called out overnight, not just for ...

As a child, the 39-year-old McDonough resident always had an inquisitive mind. He recalls learning various stories about his family from his grandma, Lillie Ruth Childs Phillips. But it wasn’t until ...