Dr. Janell Green Smith was a midwife and maternal health expert. Still, she couldn't save herself from racial inequities in ...

Women’s health is understudied and, in many respects, poorly understood. Even the term “women’s health” is often used as a ...

Two pregnant Black women were denied adequate medical care at Indiana and Texas hospitals, respectively, highlighting the ...

The American College of Nurse-Midwives mourns the devastating death of Dr. Janell Green Smith, CNM, who died from ...

At work, second-time mom Al Sienkiewicz kept her pregnancy private until she informed HR, only to learn how narrow the margin ...

Pregnancy is one of the most intense and challenging experiences a woman can go through, and making sure they feel safe and ...

Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, ...

The Free Birth Society advised pregnant women to avoid doctors and midwives, with deadly consequences. The bigger tragedy is the brutal system the women were so desperate to flee.

In the still air of a Melbourne courtroom, Jean Lee collapsed into the arms of the man who had betrayed her – her lover, her ...

Not all early contractions mean labor. Learn what preterm labor looks like, and when to call your provider to keep you and ...

The Expose Amazon Campaign alleges that the world's largest online retailer is systematically violating the federal Pregnant ...

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus, and those that make it to term "are ...