So what is the midwifery model of care and how did it develop? The basis of the midwifery model of care is best articulated by Ruth Lubic's first principle for a successful professional life, "Begin ...

Women planning to have a baby at home will probably be helped by a midwife. Doctors only deliver about 5 percent of babies born outside the hospital, according to figures released last month by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A state court case that challenged a Hawaii law restricting traditional midwives from assisting in pregnancies and births without ...

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 ...

Emily Engelhardt is a certified nurse midwife and the medical manager for Hope Clinic for Women. "Facilitating a productive labor and healthy birth by modeling to the husband how he could support his ...

A new era began today for midwives in New York as legislation took effect, allowing them to work without a written practice agreement with a physician. The Midwifery Modernization Act went into effect ...

Southwest Midwives recently announced that Megan Riddle and Vanna Waldron joined its practice as registered midwives. Riddle is from Burlington, Vermont, and worked as a volunteer emergency medical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 23—The American College of Nurse-Midwives sued Mississippi in federal court this week to challenge a state requirement that ...

The characteristics of the women served by midwives have also changed. When the first nurse-midwifery programs and schools started in the 20th century, the only births midwives were allowed to attend ...