Certified nurse midwives are advanced-practice registered nurses and have completed an accredited graduate education program and passed a national certification exam. IU Health midwives, including the ...

Millie offers midwife-led care to patients with low-risk or moderate-risk pregnancies. Millie, a maternal care clinic based in Berkeley, Calif., features a midwife-led care model with doulas also ...

More women opt for certified nurse midwives, primary care providers who usually work in hospitals or birthing centers and are regulated by the Arizona State Board of Nursing. Nurse midwives attended ...

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the United States is expected to face a significant shortage of OB-GYNs in the next five years. It's vital for women to have access to highly ...

The climate crisis is undermining the work of midwives around the world, according to a new survey of 74 midwives from more than 30 countries done by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM).

Shared decision making is one of the principles of Respectful Maternity Care, the topic of the closing session of the 2026 ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - We all know an annual physical is an important way to maintain your health. But for women, a yearly checkup with a midwife can provide an opportunity to help you implement health ...

Long before hospitals were accessible to many Black families in Maryland, grand midwives were delivering babies, supporting mothers and sustaining entire communities.

But it speaks to a national priority: ensuring that every woman, no matter where she lives or what language she speaks, can access skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth. A memory that changed ...

In response to a global shortage of midwives, the World Health Organization is calling for more investments in the profession, saying that it could save 4.3 million lives each year. Worldwide, there’s ...

Community health nurse-midwives (CHNMs) have long been the backbone of primary healthcare in Malawi. But their dwindling numbers over the past two decades have quietly weakened service delivery, ...