When Abby Henson was pregnant with her first child six years ago, she decided she wanted a midwife to deliver her baby. The Houston resident knew that studies have linked midwives to similar or better ...

It’s a labor of love. Midwives have been caring for women for centuries — the roots of this work can be traced to the beginning of humanity. About 14,000 midwives now practice in the US. These ...

Moms like to say they brought you into this world, but they often neglect to share that they had some help in that endeavor. The centuries-old profession of midwifery has seen a resurgence in America ...

It’s 5 a.m. at Mother Health International (MHI), a birth center in Northern Uganda affiliated with Yale University , when the call comes in from a local midwife about 12 miles away. A woman in her ...