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 ...

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 ...

First of two parts IT takes a village to raise a child. Before that child is even touched by the mother, the hand that holds ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. has four midwives for every 1,000 live births vs. 30 to 70 midwives in other high-income countries.