Until the middle of the twentieth century, Indigenous babies were usually delivered by traditional midwives, and birthing ...

With the closing of Bryn Mawr’s Lifecycle Wellness and Birth Center, women have lost an important maternity option.

Indigenous midwives in rural South Africa play a vital role in maternal care, yet they face systemic discrimination and lack ...

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the United States is expected to face a significant shortage of ...

The word 'midwife' dates back to Middle English, but the role of midwifery extends to modern day. The term midwife originally referred to a woman who was "with" another woman giving birth, but ...

Founded in 2009, the Santa Barbara Birth Center provides personalized, midwifery-led care for families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

BritBox and BBC have released first-look photos of The Other Bennet Sister, which focuses on Mary Bennet from Jane Austen's ...

One midwife laughed at me when I begged for pain relief, saying I didn’t have a clue what real pain was and that the worst ...

Australian wellness influencer Stacey Hatfield died after giving birth at home on September 29, prompting an investigation ...

A small but growing number of pregnant women are choosing to give birth without any assistance from a midwife or doctor, trusting instead in influencers’ tales of the “euphoria” of a “free birth”. A ...

Call the Midwife,” an engaging TV show set in a different time in London, models effective strategies for handling ...