For millennia and across cultures, midwives provided care to women in labor and throughout their reproductive years with a universal emphasis on providing compassionate treatment. Today, however, ...

Selamawit Lake Fenta, a midwife from Ethiopia, would like to change a lot of things about her profession — including its name in her country. And she has made an impact in another crusade: fair pay.

For years, Ellinor Grimmark had dreamed of being a midwife in her Swedish hometown of Skarstad. But those dreams were shattered when a Swedish court told her that if she wished to help bring new life ...

A midwife is someone who cares for you and your baby before, during, and after pregnancy. They help tend to your physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and cultural needs so that you’re able to have ...

Andrea Engdahl remembers the first time she said the words, 25 years ago. “I want to be a midwife.” She was pregnant with her first child at the time and exploring her health care options. A nurse ...

I remember when I was younger, watching women walking around with their big pregnancy bumps and thinking, 'How does the body do that?' I find it incredible that the female body can nurture and adapt ...

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. As a midwife, I have cared for women from all walks of life. Like I mentioned after last week’s episode, there ...

Leah came back to work from maternity leave last year, right in the middle of the pandemic. She worked in community midwifery at the time and found the stress of the work completely unmanageable.

Selamawit Lake Fenta, a midwife from Ethiopia, would like to change a lot of things about her profession — including its name in her country. And she has made an impact in another crusade: fair pay.