Midwives have been caring for women for centuries — the roots of this work can be traced to the beginning of humanity. About ...

From Left: Midwives Helena Grant, Martine Jean-Baptiste and Alexis Dunn Amore. While they earned the respect of their communities and occasionally the public at large, midwives were simultaneously ...

Midwives offer longer, more personalized prenatal visits, continuous labor support, and culturally sensitive care—while still providing access to interventions like epidurals when desired. Certified ...

About half to three-quarters of expectant mothers experience pain during pregnancy that is largely untreated, contributing to ...

The student comes in for a pregnancy test — the second time she's asked for one in matter of weeks. She's 15. She lives with her boyfriend. He wants kids — he won't use protection. She loves him, she ...

Finding out you are pregnant is exciting news! However, it can also stir up a lot of questions and concerns, especially if it is your first pregnancy. If you and your partner are looking for a more ...

FOR most mums, being pregnant is one of the few occasions where any body insecurities go out of the window. When you’re expecting, your physique changes whether you like it or not so body shaming ...

Most midwives today are certified nurse-midwives. They provide comprehensive care that includes prenatal visits, labor/birth ...

In the span of her nearly 20-year career as a licensed midwife who attended hundreds of home births and birth-center deliveries in Los Angeles and Oakland, Racha Tahani Lawler never had a shortage of ...

As thousands of people are committing to giving up alcohol during Dry January, research from a midwifery lecturer at Northumbria University has been included in new national guidance on the harms of ...

When women at work would tell me about their morning sickness, I had no idea how bad it could be, said Lizzie Romain. But when I became pregnant myself, I realised that there are some things about ...

Black midwives are uniquely positioned to see what has gone wrong in maternity care and how we can attempt to make it right. While they earned the respect of their communities and occasionally the ...