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.

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More than 100 doctors and midwives protested outside of Georgetown University Hospital last Friday after the hospital decided to lay off its three midwives, arguing that the program increases options ...

Huston-Tillotson University is starting a new program to train and increase the number of doulas, certified midwives and lactation consultants in Central Texas. With a $763,500 one-year grant from ...

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 ...

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 ...