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Midwives in the United States assist childbearing women during pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period.Some midwives also provide primary care for women including well-woman exams, health promotion, and disease prevention, family planning options, and care for common gynecological concerns.
Women who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) form 2.2% of the population of women in the U.S., [10] and around 13% of them gave birth in maternity care deserts. [ 11 ] [ 2 ] They are more likely to experience negative outcomes including pre-term delivery, infant mortality, maternal morbidity, and maternal mortality.
In October 1981, Sister Angela Murdaugh, of the American College of Nurse-Midwives, invited four non-nurse midwives and four nurse-midwives from around the country to Washington D.C. to discuss issues confronting all midwives, with special emphasis on the communication concerns between American midwives trained as nurses and those who were not ...
The Royal College of Midwives is now calling for ‘substantial and sustained investment’ in higher education. Midwife education facing ‘unprecedented’ challenges Skip to main content
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A state Circuit Court has ruled in favor of plaintiffs challenging a Hawaii law that prevented traditional midwives from assisting in pregnancies and births without state-issued licenses.
Today there are very few granny midwives left. They are the last generation, aged now, and unable to practice legally due to restrictive legislation. Midwifery, however, continues to be popular and certified nurse midwives who were trained in nursing schools across the country and then received their master's degree in midwifery at an ...
In an exclusive interview with Cosmopolitan, journalist and author Elaine Welteroth opens up about how a Black midwife guided her safely through the birth of her first child.