While midwives with the new certification have successfully delivered 10 babies since then (two required transport to a hospital), one top medical official in South Dakota is concerned the new ...

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What’s the difference between a midwife and an OB-GYN? Maternal healthcare professionals explain. Pregnancy is a time of planning and decision-making. And one of the choices expecting parents make is ...

Next month, we celebrate National Midwifery Week (Oct. 1-7). While there are different types of midwives in America today, the vast majority are certified nurse-midwives. A certified nurse-midwife is ...

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 ...

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