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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Nia Trent-Wilson owes $182,889.63 in medical bills for a baby that wasn’t hers. In late 2021, she agreed to act as a surrogate through an agency that paired her with a gay couple from Washington, D.C.