May 5 is International Day of the Midwife, a day to recognize and raise awareness about the midwifery profession. There is a growing demand for midwives in Virginia and across the United States. The ...

Home births make up 1.5% of deliveries nationwide. In the eight states where they were most common in 2024 — Hawai‘i, Idaho, ...

Cathy Gordon of Shawnee, far right, gives her daughter-in-law, Emma Gordon, a look at her unborn baby via a sonogram as Emma’s husband, Matt Gordon, and their daughter, Hadley Gordon, gleefully look ...

(WHNT) – Douglas Stevenson came to The Farm with his wife in 1973 – eager to live in an eco-friendly, sustainable community and to start a family with the help of the now-famous midwives of The Farm ...

Soon-to-be parents in regional WA will have less choice over where and how they give birth as care options diminish, midwives ...

When Sharon Schmidt found out she was pregnant with her first child, there was no question that she would deliver in a hospital. And while the birth was a success - both mother and baby were healthy - ...

“Birth is much more than bringing the baby safely to the outside,” said Ronda Perea. “It is a powerful spiritual journey that shapes individuals and empowers women.” Perea’s downtown Santa Barbara ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a unique set of emotionally distressing challenges for pregnant women. From concerns about their health and that of their baby, to the prospect of having to go into ...