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Thanks to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar bringing their 19 children in the spotlight, we’ve gotten to watch the kids grow up over the years. And Jill Duggar has attained a serious following even though ...

A midwife was stunned to discover she is training a new student nurse who she delivered at the hospital where they now work 20 years ago. Tracy Jones has delivered hundreds of babies over the last ...

The word 'midwife' dates back to Middle English, but the role of midwifery extends to modern day. The term midwife originally referred to a woman who was "with" another woman giving birth, but ...

Rachel Mealey: Families and health professionals are calling for better training around stillbirths and bereavement care. For midwife students, their formal education on bereavement care could be just ...

As a future Illinois midwife, I am pleased to see the press attempting to present a balanced view of midwifery issues, which are currently in the news. I am dismayed, however, to see that, repeatedly, ...

KHOWST, Afghanistan — When Rooh Atza, now 22, returned to her home from Pakistan four years ago, her dreams of becoming a physician were shattered. “When we came here to Afghanistan, there was no ...

Conversations are happening in Nova Scotia about developing the first midwifery education program east of Quebec. Documents released to CBC News under freedom of information laws show correspondence ...

LAFAYETTE — A spring 2012 semester start is on target for the state’s only midwife training program, pending final approval from the Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, the program’s coordinator ...