Midwife DeShaun Desrosiers drew from her own traumatic birth experience to inspire her mission of training birth workers of ...

Read an interview with Paul Rees, interim chief of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, on his plans to improve the regulator’s ...

Insecure actress Christina Elmore chose to have an all-Black team for the birth of her ... this time opting for the specific midwifery team after having an all-white care team for her first ...

Allen was one of the thousands of Black nurses— the “Black Angels”—who stepped up, joining her aunt Edna Sutton Ballard at the Staten Island hospital. It was a “rich work experience ...

Certified Nurses Day, observed annually on March 19, is a dedicated time to celebrate and honor nurses who have earned certifications in their specific areas of practice. This special day ...

World Doula Week, from March 22 to March 28, 2025, highlights the vital role of doulas in improving maternal and infant health outcomes. Latham Thomas, founder of Mama Glow and the Mama Glow ...

Responding to segregation in nursing education and leadership in the late 1960s, Williams (no relation to Eric Williams) was determined to unite black nurses nationally to focus on health issues that ...

Together they created a platform to offer images and stories of hope to advance their community. The AFRO provides readers with good news about the Black community not otherwise found.

While some people view doulas as less educated or non-compliant and assume they lack the knowledge to work effectively with physicians and nurses ... particularly Black women — are expected ...