Health systems and organizations in Arkansas are trying to improve maternal health outcomes by giving women more choices in pregnancy-related care. Recent efforts included sessions to train more ...

On Wednesday, families in Southeast Michigan will lose one of the few options they have for safe, caring, affordable birth center birth. On that day, the Alternative Birthing Center (ABC) at Ascension ...

For many women, a nurse midwife is the perfect choice for their pregnancy or gynecology care. A nurse midwife is a registered nurse who receives extra training from an accredited midwifery program and ...

I became a midwife after working as a doula for 10 years. I came into the work with the knowledge and concern for the lack of safety that is espoused to Black women and birthing people that I ...

Getty Israel is a population health expert, author, writer, mother and CEO of Sisters in Birth midwifery clinic located in Jackson, Mississippi. Since the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, ...

According to March of Dimes, over a third of counties in Alabama are considered maternal care deserts and 28% of women have ...