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 ...

PHOENIX — When it came time to give birth, Leita Schiemann decided to do it in the comfort of her home, aided by her midwife. She had a birth tub delivered to her house in Gilbert, set it up ...

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

Matt Whittle has experience writing and editing accessible education-related content in health, technology, nursing and business subjects. His work has been featured on Sleep.org, Psychology.org and ...

New Jersey’s dismally high maternal mortality rates could be improved if more midwives delivered babies and received reimbursement rates comparable to gynecologists and obstetricians, a report ...

In the last decade, more than 50 maternity wards have closed in California hospitals. Now, state lawmakers are delivering new rules to make it easier for moms to use a midwife. Seven-week-old Luella ...

Abby Reichardt remembers playing pretend family with her best friend by stuffing pillows under her shirt to look pregnant, and lining up other objects to imagine using as children to mother. She also ...

The demographic profile of the respondents was similar to ACNM membership in age and years of experience. The distribution of birth settings in the sample was the same as ACNM members for hospital ...