S ome midwives tried to get out of being on call as they were "nervous" about a rise in women wanting to have babies away ...

Midwife-friendly laws and regulations tend to coincide with lower rates of premature births, cesarean deliveries and newborn deaths, according to a U.S.-wide "report card" that ranks each of the 50 ...

New mum Jennifer Cahill died a day after giving birth to her daughter Agnes, who died four days later, with a midwife noting ...

Activists are celebrating the legalization of home-birth midwives this week in Alabama, where Gov. Kay Ivey signed the long-fought-for Childbirth Freedom Act into law on Wednesday night after it ...

Afro and Indigenous Latina midwives are experiencing a quiet revolution — one rooted in ancestral wisdom and the enduring strength of generations past ...

A mother who died along with her baby girl after giving birth at home suffered multiple organ failure with cardiac arrest ...

Midwifery & medicine can absolutely mix. And families often find that the payoff — a provider who truly understands and ...

EXETER – Pregnancy is a very personal undertaking, and some couples prefer limited intrusion and a focus on the most natural way to give birth. Having a midwife involved might be the answer. As long ...

A state court case that challenged a Hawaii law restricting traditional midwives from assisting in pregnancies and births ...

The State of Hawaiʻi has agreed to end a legal challenge, which midwife advocates are hailing as a significant victory that ...

Jessa Duggar’s (now Seewald) new baby boy is only 2 weeks old, and the dust still hasn’t settled from the reality star’s complicated home birth. During baby Spurgeon’s home birth on Nov. 5, Jessa was ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Midwife-friendly laws and regulations tend to coincide with lower rates of premature births, cesarean deliveries and newborn deaths, according to a new U.S.-wide "report card" that ...