“We must recognize people’s identities and agency. That’s essential to birth justice.” Amani is a certified midwife, activist and the executive director of the Southern Birth Justice Network. She’s ...

A bill wending its way through the Legislature seeks to improve birth outcomes, both for mothers and newborns, by establishing tighter, more succinct and permanent midwifery regulations and standards.

In the first-ever look at the number of people licensed to carry a concealed handgun in Hawaii, the state Department of the Attorney General announced Wednesday that 2, 207 people can pack in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois House passed a plan Wednesday to allow certified nurse midwives to help address the state's maternal healthcare deserts. Home birth services could be ...

The actor, famed for portraying Dr Patrick Turner in Call the Midwife, appeared on the chat show alongside Larry Lamb and Jill Halfpenny, as well as hosts Clara Amfo and Gethin Jones. Stephen ...

Senior certified professional midwife students Samantha Woolman, left, and Louise Zook clean off Chelsey Montgomery-Gusta’s newborn baby while Shiphrah Birth Services Owner and CPM Bethany Gates ...

“She was a doctor in Peru, but in the United States, she was a licensed midwife before the state of Texas temporarily revoked her license as a result of this nonsense. She has these ...

Penfield board resumes in-person meetings after fallout over book called "The Rainbow Parade." The Penfield Board of Education resumed their public meetings Tuesday after canceling their March ...

PPIL’s Bridges to Prenatal Care program provides early intervention prenatal services and connects patients with an OB, Certified Midwife, or other full-service prenatal care provider for the duration ...

April 7 (UPI) --In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting alleged members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador based on ...

How did you get involved in this work? I am a licensed midwife and worked for 14 years in Romania. Now I live in Brussels and am the president of the Romanian Association of Midwives. We pressure ...

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