People giving birth report more positive experiences when cared for by midwives in both hospitals and in community settings than by physicians, according to a new study published in the journal ...

ST. PAUL - Thirty-six-year-old Sarah Biermeier doesn't fit the midwife stereotype. "I'm not a hippie with a long, flowing dress and Birkenstocks waving my smudge stick around," she says with a laugh.

Katelyn Brinkman has given birth to three children, all at home and all with the help of a midwife. The youngest, Jarrik, arrived three weeks ago at her Mayville, N.D., home with her husband, Michael, ...

Although midwives have long been associated with home births, roughly 90 percent of midwife-attended births in the U.S. now occur in hospitals. At NYU Langone Health, midwives are fully integrated ...

Samantha Griffin says her job is to be the best friend an expectant parent never knew they needed. "When they have questions, we can answer them, and when they need something during birth — whether it ...

Lauren “Lo” Banaszak is best known for her role as a local midwife who has attended nearly 400 births. But these days, she also wears the title of “mom” since having her own adventure bringing baby ...

Tina Knowles, Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian were in attendance at the Thursday event celebrating the launch of birthFUND, the maternal health non-profit created by Welteroth. By Brande Victorian ...

Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity, but here in Santa Barbara County, it’s a chance to make a personal, local difference. At Noozhawk, we believe in the power of community and the impact ...

Health systems and organizations in Arkansas are trying to improve maternal health outcomes by giving women more choices in pregnancy-related care. Recent efforts included sessions to train more ...

Fourth-generation midwife Racha Tahani Lawler-Queen has made history in Virginia by opening the state’s first Black-owned birthing center. The Gather Grounded Midwifery facility is a safe and inviting ...

Tiffany Vassell, a labor and delivery nurse, left a Boston hospital two days early after giving birth to her son seven months ago, exhausted by what she described as inadequate care that forced the ...