Studies show that more women are opting for home births and midwives
According to a study by Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, the number of women opting for a home birth has risen 20 percent since 2004. In the early 1900s, 95 percent of expectant mothers delivered their...
View ArticleMore women turning to midwives for birth
According to a recent article in Time Magazine, more American women are choosing to have their births presided on by certified nurse midwives as opposed to obstetricians in recent years. Another...
View ArticleNurses honored for their contributions to maternal healthcare
The March for Dimes recently announced the recipients of master's of nursing degree scholarships. Four nurses were awarded grants to be used towards graduate school for their dedication to the...
View ArticleOverland Park birth center offers expectant mothers more birthing options
Kansas City Community News has reported that a new and innovative birthing clinic will open in Overland Park late this summer. According to the news source, New Birth Company was developed to offer...
View ArticleMidwife-attended home births are increasingly favored by expectant mothers
The Los Angeles Times recently ran a story on the benefits of having one's birth attended by a certified nurse midwife. While many women in the U.S. give birth in hospitals and request the services of...
View ArticleNurse-midwife teaches low-income moms-to-be about prenatal care
According to National Public Radio, clinical nurse-midwifes employed by the Unity Healthcare Clinic are bringing prenatal education to pregnant women living below the poverty line in the Columbia...
View ArticleMidwife-run clinic celebrates 1,000th delivery
The News Times reported that the Connecticut Childbirth and Women's Center in Danbury recently celebrated the birth of the 1,000th baby to be delivered in their clinic. The Center, which was founded in...
View ArticleNurse-midwives bring prenatal care to New Orleans women by bus
According to the Times-Picayune, a New Orleans news source, pregnant women in the area are getting their prenatal care in a new and unique way. Through a partnership between Interim LSU Public Hospital...
View ArticleUtah nurse-midwife describes profession as a calling
Danielle Demeter, a clinical nurse-midwife with a Master of Science in Nursing degree, recently sat down with ParkRecord.com, an internet news source based out of Park City, Utah, to discuss her...
View ArticleEven celebrities want midwife-attended births
According to ABC News, home births attended by clinical nurse-midwives are becoming increasing popular in the U.S. So much so, in fact, that even movie stars and models are opting to bypass their...
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