An Afghan midwife describes how a woman died in childbirth, along with her baby. She was snowed into her village and couldn't reach a hospital. Just weeks before, the health clinic in her village had ...

From the ‘warrior’ midwife saving lives in Senegal to the outed Kenyan pop star speaking up against prejudice, these are some of the people who gave us hope ...

In a small village circled by velvety white snow-topped mountains in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province, Aziza Rahimi mourns the baby son she lost last year after a harrowing birth with no medical care.

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).

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Professor, Director of Global Partnerships and Co-Director of PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for International Nursing Ada Markaki, PhD, RN, ...

In a government hospital in Rajasthan, a young woman named Lakshmi enters for her prenatal checkup, her heart pounding with fear. It is her first pregnancy, and so many unknowns lie ahead. Will she ...

Just in time for last Friday's International Day of the Midwife, a UK hospital is celebrating a baby boom of epic proportion. Darent Valley Hospital's maternity department gathered together to ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 14 Episode 2. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. “We did not come to earth to live our lives alone. We all ...

What’s the difference between a midwife and an OB-GYN? Maternal healthcare professionals explain. Pregnancy is a time of planning and decision-making. And one of the choices expecting parents make is ...

Kelly Gray, the Delivery Suite Coordinator (and one of the moms who gave birth), shares in a hospital statement: "There were 16 girls and 10 boys, including a set of twins ... There are currently two ...