As the United States continues to face a maternal health crisis, health care providers, advocates, and lawmakers are calling on Congress to pass legislation aimed at improving maternal health outcomes and expanding access to maternity care. On Thursday, August 6, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure […]
Black Maternal Health Crisis Continues to Plague the United States
On Friday, January 2, 2026, Dr. Janelle Green Smith died from complications during the birth of her first child in South Carolina. Dr. Green Smith was a Black midwife, an esteemed Doctor of Nursing Practice, and an advocate for maternal health and midwifery. Dr. Green Smith’s death joins the many who have fallen victim to […]