Seeing the same midwives throughout the perinatal period makes a substantial difference to a women's feelings of calm and confidence during pregnancy and birth, a study has found. The study, published ...
Midwife-led, community-rooted birth care offers a visionary path toward equity, dignity and better outcomes for all families. This essay is part of an ongoing Gender & Democracy series, presented in ...
Giving birth in America is not safe enough. And when the person giving birth is Black, it is just plain dangerous. In 2021 the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 2.6 times the rate for white ...
Why are home births rising? We debate safety, midwives, and maternity care shortages. As maternity care shortages grow and hospital trust wanes, more women are choosing midwives. But with varying ...