Her labor turned dangerous. The closest hospital had just stopped delivering babies.

In the early hours of the morning on June 1, 2025, Katie Gowell went into labor at her home in Patten, a town on the ...

Pregnant Dog Found Swollen and Choked by a Snare Trap Gives Birth to Healthy Puppy After Her Rescue

A rescue agency in Virginia is celebrating the birth of a brand new puppy, after the pup's mom survived being ensnared by a ...
Frontiers

Assessing fear of childbirth in Malaysia: development and psychometric testing of the Malaysian Fear of Birth questionnaire (MyFOB)

Introduction: Fear of childbirth or tokophobia refers to the pathological fear of childbirth, which affects the daily life of pregnant women. Childbirth fear is multidimensional and differs across ...
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South Carolina midwife dies after child birth complications

Midwives in the Upstate are mourning the loss of Dr. Janell Green Smith, a respected midwife, scholar, and advocate for maternal health.According to the American College of Nurse-Midwives, Dr. Smith ...
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I gave birth to a healthy baby girl. 6 days later, I almost died

My daughter arrived on August 5, 2025, after a whirlwind and terrifying birth experience: 35 hours of labor, preeclampsia, hypertension, sepsis and ultimately an emergency cesarean section. Those ...
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Landmark Study Finds PreTRM® Blood Test Reduces Earliest Preterm Births and Newborn Complications

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A randomized controlled trial of 5,018 women has found that a simple blood test, when paired with targeted interventions, can significantly reduce the risk ...
People

Midwife and Black Maternal Health Advocate, 31, Dies Due to Childbirth Complications with Her First Baby

The American College of Nurse-Midwives called Dr. Janell Green Smith's death "heartbreaking and unacceptable" Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her ...
Black Enterprise

Black Maternal Health Advocate Dr. Janell Green Smith Dies After Giving Birth

Only in her 30s, Green Smith was known as the “Loc’d” Midwife,” working with the nonprofit organization and app, Hive Impact Fund, serving as a robust resource during Black Maternal Health Week. The ...
Truthout

Pregnant Migrants May Suffer Complications From Chronic Stress of ICE Raids

Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. This story was originally published by Rewire ...
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Pregnant Immigrants and Their Babies May Suffer Complications from Chronic Stress of ICE Raids, Experts Warn

Stress over U.S. immigration policy can chip away at a the health of pregnant people and their newborns. Envato/Cage Rivera/Rewire News Group This story was originally published by Rewire News Group, ...
Yahoo

Experts Say 'Free Birth' Isn't Safe—Here's Why Some Parents Are Choosing It Anyway

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We connected with midwives and other birth professionals to help us understand the appeal of free birth—and why its risky. Free ...