Brandie Bishop-Stacker was absent from school the day her little sister was born 24 years ago. Instead, the then-10-year-old ...

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

Black Maternal Health Week starts today, and we’re discussing the crucial differences between midwives and doulas.

As yet there is no available and relevant data on deaths and serious complications related to pregnancy ... But the five midwives with whom NPR spoke offered anecdotal accounts of women showing up at ...

Vermont’s child welfare agency has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state routinely targets and tracks pregnant women.

As yet there is no available and relevant data on deaths and serious complications related to pregnancy ... the women had accessed maternal care earlier in their labor. Faezeh, 25, is a midwife ...

In conjunction with the annual Black Maternal Health Week campaign founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, which ended ...

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 ...

A nurse, Ilyas Chetioui, recently assigned to the Ait Hamou Ou Said health center in Tinghir province, performed a ...