MyQueen Dickens, CNM, explains why they’re not doulas, and the extent of midwifery work, from delivery to overall everyday women's health care.

MAINE, USA — Shrinking maternity options across our state are leaving Maine families worried about where to find care. At least four hospitals have announced closures of their birthing units so far ...

Black women and birthing people are reshaping their experience, no longer simply surviving delivery but feeling empowered ...

UNICEF USA visited Senegal in February 2025 for a firsthand look at how UNICEF is addressing the needs of girls and women ...

"The next person that wants to experience a midwife or home birth ... see an OBGYN during her pregnancy because of Parker’s inconsistencies. In her complaint, the woman describes being diagnosed ...

It’s a crisp new website offering helpful advice to expectant parents about their options for giving birth. The only problem ...

"If you focus on the mother, that trickles down to the children and the rest of the family unit," Mercy's chief medical ...

care during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and newborn care. Our nurse-midwifery graduates practice in clinics, hospitals, free-standing birth centers, and home settings in underserved communities, ...

The organization is tackling the maternal mortality crisis by matching families in need of quality birth support through ...

April 11-17th is Black Maternal Health Week, and this year’s theme emphasizes the power of Black-led perinatal, maternal, and reproductive health organizations to drive systemic change and foster ...

Bailee Heiman, 28, told Newsweek: "She never asked; nor did I ever feel like she expected or assumed I'd ask her." ...

The woman says the friend stops by their house ... friend to crash at their house several days a week now that she’s pregnant — and her boyfriend is calling the request “cruel and ...