South Carolinians Continue Colleague’s Push for Maternal Health

Inside the Black Maternal Health Crisis: This Is About Humanity

Black women in the United States are about three times more likely to die from pregnancy‑related causes than white women.

South Carolinians Continue Colleague’s Push for Maternal Health

By Jennifer Porter Gore (WIB) – The state of South Carolina ranks among the highest in the nation for maternal mortality. And just like nationwide, the burden falls most heavily on Black women.  But a recent gathering of healthcare leaders, birth workers, and families in the state vowed not to take the situation lying down.  The group convened to honor Dr. Janell Green Smith, an esteemed nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice who died on N…