Dr. Janell Green Smith, CNM, a South Carolina midwife who was passionate about her work, family, photography, travels, has died from complications related to childbirth. Proudly calling herself a “Loc ...

Janell Elizabeth Werder 63 years old was a beautiful woman who always lead with her heart. Born February 15th, 1962, at the Newport Oregon Hospital, she was welcomed in to the loving arms of her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photos: Instagram) The American College of Nurse-Midwives called Dr. Green Smith’s death a “profound failure of the systems meant ...

*Dr. Janell Green-Smith spent her career fighting for safe births. A certified nurse-midwife (CNM) and doctor of nursing practice (DNP), she supported families in South Carolina and worked tirelessly ...

Dr. Janell Green Smith’s life was dedicated to finding solutions to the crisis of Black women dying in childbirth. That was until she herself died just days after giving birth to her daughter. One of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – People in the community came together on Wednesday evening to mourn the death of Dr. Janell Green Smith, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A South Carolina midwife lost her life to a cause she devoted an entire career to and it's reigniting a national conversation on the Black Maternal Health Crisis. Dr. Janell ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — The family of Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife and scholar who advocated for Black maternal health amidst an ongoing national systemic mortality crisis, has invited the ...

When Janell Green Smith first announced her pregnancy this past summer, her family was ecstatic. After participating in more than 300 births as a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice ...