You don’t even need to be pregnant to see a midwife, a common misconception. We also do fertility counseling, perform pap smears, conduct annual exams, provide contraception services and even ...

So what is the midwifery model of care and how did it develop? The basis of the midwifery model of care is best articulated by Ruth Lubic's first principle for a successful professional life, "Begin ...

A state court case that challenged a Hawaii law restricting traditional midwives from assisting in pregnancies and births without state-issued licenses ended Wednesday after the state agreed to settle ...

On Dec. 11, when CNN acclaimed Robin Lim (a former Iowan) as its “Hero of the Year,” midwives and mothers the world over rejoiced. “Mother Robin” earned the title for her humanitarian work in ...

Emily Engelhardt is a certified nurse midwife and the medical manager for Hope Clinic for Women. "Facilitating a productive labor and healthy birth by modeling to the husband how he could support his ...

The University of California San Francisco is ending its master’s program for nurse midwives and moving to a doctorate program — and critics say it could make it harder for new midwives to enter the ...

After 19 years of providing Asheville women with pregnancy and gynecology services, New Dawn Midwifery is closing. Jan Verhaeghe, founder and president of New Dawn Midwifery, is retiring. “We are ...

Even before the global pandemic forced health care into the spotlight, the world had been steadily more dazzled by advancing medical technology and treatments. Except, that is, in the delivery room, ...

The characteristics of the women served by midwives have also changed. When the first nurse-midwifery programs and schools started in the 20th century, the only births midwives were allowed to attend ...

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