May 5 is International Day of the Midwife, a day to recognize and raise awareness about the midwifery profession. There is a growing demand for midwives in Virginia and across the United States. The ...

There's a growing demand for midwives — and 'mid-men' around the world. Host Michel Martin speaks with midwives from Uganda and Washington DC about the joys and challenges of their jobs. Mother's Day ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2005;50(1):3-7. It was not until the revitalization of midwifery programs as a nurse-midwifery specialty in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s that midwifery began to develop a ...

Photo/Alex von Kleydorff. l-R Senior Nurse Midwife Esla Aminlewis, Certified Nurse Midwife Anne McDermott visit with 8month old Adam Cvecka and mom Linda Cveckova in one of the exam rooms at the Nurse ...

A man who has spent 21 years as a midwife in Newry urges more men to enter the profession.

Whether you are just starting to consider a healthcare career or you are a nurse looking to take your next step, there are many paths to consider. One option that offers both personal and professional ...

File photo: A midwife at Sisters in Birth, a Jackson, Miss., clinic that serves pregnant women, uses a hand-held doppler probe on a patient from Yazoo City to measure the heartbeat of her fetus in ...

A touring documentary about local midwife Elizabeth Catlin rolled into town this week and quickly revived the debate over who ...

The blizzard raging outside Simon Adriane Ellis's window was the worst New York state had seen in nearly a decade. The ambulances wouldn't arrive for 27 minutes. Simon tried to remain calm. He had to ...

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The policing of Black bodies in America dates back centuries with the advent of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But that neglect and abuse have since extended to many facets of life, including the ...