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Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law legislation that will allow midwives to go through a new licensing process to provide care before, during and after the delivery of babies. The new law requires ...

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has apologised after referring to mothers as “postnatal people” in a set of recently-released safer sleeping guidelines. The guidance, published on Wednesday ...

A lack of midwives means that new mothers and their babies are not getting the best possible postnatal care, according to a report. As a result, four out of 10 new mothers are discharged too early ...

New research from Monash University's SPHERE Center of Research Excellence has found strong interest among Australian midwives for delivering contraceptive care during postnatal home visits. Subscribe ...

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midwives were 40 percent less likely to report depression. University of Birmingham researchers surveyed more than 2,000 new mothers who received multiple visits from a midwife in the two weeks ...

Soaring birth rates coupled with an ageing workforce mean that maternity services across the country are under intense pressure. Last month, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley promised action, pledging a ...

Hundreds of thousands of mothers are being discharged from hospital too early because of a chronic shortage of midwives, a new report warns. Research by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) found that ...

For some women, it's a no brainer. But for others, choosing a primary care provider during pregnancy can be overwhelming. In Canada, pregnant women can choose to be cared for by either an obstetrician ...