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

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

Last year, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and the Center for Reproductive Rights represented midwives who brought a ...

Birth centers are disappearing in California. A newly-signed law expands support for labor and delivery services to address ...

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

Idaho State University and the University of Namibia (UNAM) have come together to provide training and education focused on ...

"The "parteras" were instrumental in improving the care of the mothers who were giving birth in these rural communities.

The comprehensive program is spearheaded by Amy Lowell and will include wraparound services designed to improve Cleveland’s maternal and infant mortality rates, which are among the worst in the nation ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -Cleveland State University is permanently discontinuing 22 academic programs, suspending 14 programs for now, and is reopening admissions to another four. Unlike program eliminations ...

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