Concord police investigate death of newborn at homeless encampment

Concord police are investigating the death of a newborn who was born at a homeless encampment. Concord fire and police were ...

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 ...

Columbia police respond after woman reportedly gave birth on downtown street. What we know.

Columbia Police investigating after a homeless woman reportedly gave birth on the street in the downtown Cottontown ...
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Warning from coroner after mother, 34, died along with her newborn baby after opting for home birth

A mother and her newborn baby died in a 'Victorian-age tragedy' after she opted to have a home birth, a senior coroner has said. Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in 2023 after having a heart attack shortly ...

'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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My baby started dying days after birth... doctors told me I needed to make a dangerous decision

A new mother went under the knife to save her newborn son after he nearly died from a rare condition. When Ashlynn Moss from Utah welcomed her son Luka in November 2023, everything seemed perfect. But ...

Increasing numbers of women are dying during pregnancy or in the weeks after giving birth

Official data found there were 252 maternal deaths from 2022 to 2024, which is 20% higher than the rates from 2009 to 2011.