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 ...

Peak doctor and midwifery bodies are calling for a national ban on doulas overseeing labour and delivery after several recent ...

Peak medical bodies are demanding governments across Australia ban doulas from a range of activities after recent tragedies ...

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

An establishment of a Midwifery Group Practice model at Auburn Hospital is providing more women and families in western Sydney access to high-quality, continuous midwifery care throughout pregnancy ...

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 from hospital, an inquest for a mother who died after a home birth has found.

A midwife said she wrote notes of a tragic home birth, which led to the death of a mum and baby, on a spare incontinence pad that was later thrown away. Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital the day ...

COMING around with a jolt, I remembered I was in hospital, having my baby. But the room was dark and I was alone. Panic ...

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 ...

I can’t imagine what retired midwife Linda McDonald would have to say about the scathing report into her old workplace. She ...

A mother who died along with her baby after choosing to have a home birth might have been saved if she was taken to hospital ...