Dr. Janell Green Smith was a certified nurse-midwife and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) who dedicated her career to ...

A South Carolina midwife who lost her life to a cause she devoted an entire career to is reigniting a national conversation on the Black maternal health crisis. Dr. Janell Green Smith advocated for ...

Sepsis scores are not validated in pregnancy; delays increase mortality. If intrauterine infection is suspected, induce ...

On Friday, Jan. 2, Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina-based midwife, died due to childbirth complications during the ...

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has asked Lisa Asare to remain as president and CEO of the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health ...

NJEDA approved $12.55M to support two Strategic Innovation Centers focused on medical technology and maternal and infant ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith advocated for Black people giving birth and just days into the new year, she died while giving birth to her first child.

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

Maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccination and infant receipt of nirsevimab were estimated to protect infants from ...

Infants given the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab (Beyfortus) to provide passive immunity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) had a lower rate of related hospitalizations and severe outcomes than ...

Smith, a Black midwife, died after childbirth. Her death renews urgent calls to end the Black maternal mortality crisis.

Black Illinoisians had the highest rate of maternal mortality at 78 deaths per 100,000 live births. The report found discrimination was present in 74% of the deaths related to Black pregnancies, ...