Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. has four midwives for every 1,000 live births vs. 30 to 70 midwives in other high-income countries.

Several couples, disgruntled with the way the hospital machinery functions, are looking at other (happier) ways of bringing their babies into this world. Birthing centres that are run by midwives ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WomanCare is proud to announce the launch of its new, midwifery-led program, anchored at Northwest Community Hospital. With a dedicated team of ...

One-to-One Midwifery, a model of care developed in the United Kingdom, provides a continuous and personal relationship between each woman and her midwife. The organization of care and the outcomes are ...

In the midwifery model, 6.7% of women had an unscheduled ED visit within the first 42 days postpartum compared with 8.4% of those in the traditional obstetrics model (adjusted relative risks [aRR] ...

The characteristics of the women served by midwives have also changed. When the first nurse-midwifery programs and schools started in the 20th century, the only births midwives were allowed to attend ...

University of South Carolina College of Nursing professors advocate midwifery care model to address maternal health ...

MADISON, Wis. — In a news release Tuesday night, SSM Health announced it will continue to offer its current midwife services until a “new, sustainable model is in place.” SSM’s announcement comes just ...

Midwives are growing in popularity but still largely misunderstood. This three-part series aims to help you answer the question: What’s a midwife and is one right for me? Americans are more familiar ...