A midwife’s death days after childbirth complications reignites the conversation around Black maternal health

Janell Green Smith was a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice in South Carolina. Less than a week after ...

Mum and baby who died in home birth let down by ‘catastrophic errors’ – as coroner warns ‘more mums could die’

THE tragic deaths of Jennifer Cahill and her newborn daughter have laid bare serious failings that could cost more mothers ...
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'Gross failings' in mum and baby's home birth deaths

A mother who died along with her baby after choosing to have a home birth might have been saved if she was taken to hospital earlier, a coroner has found. Jennifer Cahill, 34, died at North Manchester ...

The 10 NHS hospitals with ‘higher-than-average’ baby deaths revealed – is your local on the list?

RESEARCHERS have revealed ten maternity hospitals in England with ‘higher than average’ rates of baby deaths. Leeds Teaching ...

'Her worst fear has come to pass': Midwife who advocated for Black women dies after giving birth

Janell Green Smith, 31, was determined to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care. Her family hopes her legacy will ...
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A CT baby was born prematurely and died weeks later. What a judge found contributed to his death.

A Superior Court judge has ruled that a Connecticut family has proven “by a preponderance of the evidence” that Yale New Haven Hospital fed a premature baby cow-based formula without parental consent ...

Maternity baby deaths are higher in the North of England than in the South, reports study

A new paper indicates that maternity services in the North of England most consistently report higher-than-average rates of ...

Tragedy could strike again if action isn't taken following deaths of mum and baby in home birth case, coroner warns

A coroner has published a damning list of risks that could lead the deaths of women and their newborns across the country, ...

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, ...