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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The International Day of the Midwife is celebrated each year on May 5. Heather Mayville, certified nurse midwife with St. Mary’s Women and Family in Barboursville, stopped ...

Jerker Liljestrand is Senior Program Officer of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Four babies are born each second of every day. By the time you finish ...

Mom Brittany Mallette gave birth to her first child, baby Shiloh, seven weeks ago. “It has been absolutely blissful. We have enjoyed every single second of her,” Brittany said. “Very tired at times, ...

UNLESS you’re a mother, a midwife or a health professional practising in obstetrics, it’s hard to comprehend the range of emotions experienced within the walls of a maternity ward. From hearing ...

Simon Cooke is CEO of Marie Stopes International and Sylvia Hamata is Young Midwife Leader at the International Confederation of Midwives. Both are SheDecides Champions. Delivering a baby is just one ...

At the age of 15, Kathryn Lissaman knew she wanted to be a midwife. With the appeal of being part of families' special moments, she couldn't see herself doing anything else. After graduating from ...

You’re invited to watch free movies to mark International Day of the Midwife at a Free Film Festival Sunday, May 5 in Richmond Hill. The event is presented by Family Care Midwives at the Richmond Hill ...

Celebration in Kalamazoo A community gathering to celebrate International Day of the Midwife is being held in Milham Park, corner of Kilgore Road and Lovers Lane. It features stories and projects for ...

Shannon Litton is on the WSAZ NOW Desk breaking down what we know about the missing miner who was found dead Thursday morning. A Thanksgiving tradition is back in Huntington later this month.