LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A popular TV show and Netflix movie have put midwifery in the spotlight. “Call the Midwife” is a BBC show about a group of nurse-midwives in London in the 1950s. “Pieces of a woman” ...
The mother of a newborn baby who suffered extensive brain damage during a home birth has told an inquest "inexperienced" midwives were "scrambled together" due to staffing shortages. Pippa Gillibrand ...
PHOENIX — As the number of mothers choosing to give birth outside of a hospital quickly grows in Arizona, some maternity and public health experts are calling to update rules for non-nurse midwives.
With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room seemed less likely. The baby’s heart rate was slowing, her midwife said. They needed to go to the hospital ...
If you’ve ever wondered who really helps bring a baby into the world besides doctors, midwives and doulas are the unsung heroes every parent should know about. For centuries, midwives and doulas have ...
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.
FILE – A woman and her newborn baby are at home in Los Angeles, California, in this 2020 file photo. Ashley Healy had just given birth to her son. She was struggling. In the hours after the birth, she ...
This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 7. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. I loved the beginning of the episode where we see the ...
Message from Brian Rosenberg: As fall settles in and we turn toward the season of gathering and family, it’s the perfect time to spotlight the growing number of LGBTQ+ parents who are choosing ...