The most effective ways of enhancing midwife wellbeing have been identified in a study, researchers have said. University of Bath (UOB) researchers have published a midwife-focused stress audit and a ...

Opinion editor’s note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. More than 8% of Minnesota babies are born to women living ...

The average cost of maternity care for a woman in a midwife-led unit is €182 less than in a consultant-led unit, according to new research conducted by the School of Nursing and Midwifery and School ...

Women who had a caesarean section in a previous pregnancy are much more likely to have a safer vaginal birth if their antenatal care is led by a midwife, according to a new study from The University ...

This week’s Difference Maker is Star August Ali, one of the state’s few Black Certified Professional Midwives, who is working to address racial disparities in maternal health.

It’s a labor of love. Midwives have been caring for women for centuries — the roots of this work can be traced to the beginning of humanity. About 14,000 midwives now practice in the US. These ...

Kiana Rowley, a registered nurse, testified Monday in Circuit Court that she is paying $100,000 in tuition to become a certified nurse midwife after a Hawaii law requiring midwives to have a ...