Legislation passed in 2017 in South Dakota opened the door to licensing of a new classification of “professional midwives,” who can become certified to perform home births with far less training and ...

The word 'midwife' dates back to Middle English, but the role of midwifery extends to modern day. The term midwife originally referred to a woman who was "with" another woman giving birth, but ...

A midwife was stunned to discover she is training a new student nurse who she delivered at the hospital where they now work 20 years ago. Tracy Jones has delivered hundreds of babies over the last ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 2. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. “Learning and growth can be solitary pursuits. We close ...

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It’s as realistic a birthing experience as any nursing student can hope for – aside from attending an actual, live birth of course. In the Nursing Simulation Center of Cal State Fullerton’s School of ...

The room was buzzing at the women’s health simulation lab at California State University, Fullerton. That’s because on this day, everyone got their own anatomic model of a pelvis and a baby head.

As a future Illinois midwife, I am pleased to see the press attempting to present a balanced view of midwifery issues, which are currently in the news. I am dismayed, however, to see that, repeatedly, ...

Alvarado, who is a nurse midwife, will take her childbirth training to any rural hospital that’s open to it or that reaches ...

A main concern is that the new classification of legal midwifery, the Certified Professional Midwife, requires far less education and clinical training than a Certified Nurse Midwife, which requires a ...