Giving birth in America is not safe enough. And when the person giving birth is Black, it is just plain dangerous. In 2021 the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 2.6 times the rate for white ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a unique set of emotionally distressing challenges for pregnant women. From concerns about their health and that of their baby, to the prospect of having to go into ...

For many women, a nurse midwife is the perfect choice for their pregnancy or gynecology care. A nurse midwife is a registered nurse who receives extra training from an accredited midwifery program and ...

A new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that a structured, midwife-led birth debrief can significantly strengthen women's emotional well-being after childbirth and can be built into ...

Midwives have helped women to deliver babies for centuries and they were present at most births until the early twentieth century. Today, more than 12% of all births, both vaginal and C-section, in ...

Getty Israel is a population health expert, author, writer, mother and CEO of Sisters in Birth midwifery clinic located in Jackson, Mississippi. Since the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, ...

Each year, there are nearly 70,000 births in Massachusetts. Of those, approximately 17% were attended by a midwife. That's according to the latest census data from 2020, as reported by the Centers for ...

April 11-17 is Black Maternal Health Week. These stories regarding the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period are to commemorate the work being done to improve the ...