Nurse-midwives group sues Mississippi over practice restrictions

The American College of Nurse-Midwives sued Mississippi in federal court this week to challenge a state requirement that ...

INTEGRIS Health welcomes certified nurse midwife Lela Cupp to Woodward

INTEGRIS Health Hospital has welcomed Lela Cupp, an advanced practice registered nurse and certified nurse midwife, expanding ...
The Spokesman-Review

‘A mother of all mothers’: Retired nurse-midwife with new book gets credit for pioneering dual role at Deaconess

When Catherine Shields delivered her first daughter in 1972, it was a “nightmare birth.” Shields said she was forced to lay in a bed in a chilly room with an IV, oxygen and antiseptic smells. Her ...

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

Janell Green Smith, a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice in South Carolina, chose her career because of ...

Midwife and black maternal health advocate, 31, dies due to childbirth complications with her first baby

The American College of Nurse-Midwives called Dr. Janell Green Smith's death "heartbreaking and unacceptable" ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Nurse-midwives are heartened by recent change in state law

Even before the global pandemic forced health care into the spotlight, the world had been steadily more dazzled by advancing medical technology and treatments. Except, that is, in the delivery room, ...

'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 ...