A very small, but passionate, group of parents are advocates for a type of unassisted birth known as "free birth." Here's why ...

I became a midwife after working as a doula for 10 years. I came into the work with the knowledge and concern for the lack of safety that is espoused to Black women and birthing people that I ...

As a midwife, Rebekah Knapp has been attending home births for nearly 15 years. She's delivered 230 babies. She has worked with other midwives and has taken training at the Midwifery Institute of ...

ROCHESTER — Mothers and midwives have one absolute thing in common: knowing the true intimacy of birth. For Allison Welle and Amy Ntoburi, as both mothers and midwives, witnessing the miracle of birth ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Angela Phillips had been in labor for almost three days when ...

BEVERLY, Mass. — It was fitting, one activist said, that the sky was storming on the night before the North Shore Birth Center closed, as patients, midwives, and community members gathered to ...

PHOENIX – When Katrina Huynh gave birth for the first time four years ago, she chose a modern tradition – a local hospital. But she chose a Phoenix birthing center when her daughter was born in ...

You're more than halfway through your pregnancy, and at 6 months pregnant, you are fast approaching the end of your second trimester. This is the time when new symptoms may arise. You'll already be ...

THE Central African Republic has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with 829 deaths per 100 000 live ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 3. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. In these days of global and political chaos, I am making a ...

As your due date approaches a mix of emotions can wash over you and despite all your planning it’s sometimes hard not to feel unprepared – especially if it’s your first. While you’re excited to meet ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 1. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. It’s 1970 and the Board of Health has declared war on ...