There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

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 ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 1. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. It’s Spring of 1969, and brand new midwifery students are ...

If more pregnant women delivered their babies at midwife-led birth centers, the nation’s C-section rate would go down and cost savings would go up, reversing the current twin trend of rising health ...

ASHLAND, Ore. - When Jennifer Margulis went into labor with her fourth child, she sent her husband off to take the kids to school, then waited at home for her body to do what she felt confident it had ...

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

Of all the decisions you'll make while pregnant, deciding where to give birth might be the most impactful. Hospitals, birthing centers, and home births all come with benefits and drawbacks; it just ...

Ashley Jones’ three children were born in three different places — a hospital, a birth center, and at home. Jones, who is 31 and lives in Belgrade, Montana, said she had “zero control over what was ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s first hospital-based midwifery birth center is giving women comfortable, homelike options when it comes to childbirth. We visited the Love Family Women’s Center at Mercy ...

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

A midwife described the scene of a tragic home birth as one of 'absolute chaos,' with crucial records being jotted down on an incontinence pad before being discarded. Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in ...

A midwife has described a scene of ‘absolute chaos’ during a tragic home birth which led to the death of a mother and baby – during which vital records were noted down on an incontinence pad before ...