The American College of Nurse-Midwives sued Mississippi in federal court this week to challenge a state requirement that ...

Women planning to have a baby at home will probably be helped by a midwife. Doctors only deliver about 5 percent of babies born outside the hospital, according to figures released last month by the ...

Mississippi nurse-midwives sue the state, claiming restrictive laws hinder their practice and worsen maternal health care.

New Jersey is a great state in which to practice as a certified nurse midwife (CNM). We are governed under the Board of Medical Examiners rather than the Board of Nursing, and laws clearly delineate ...

The vast majority of the midwives are continuing their careers in north-east England.

PETOSKEY — As a midwife based in Petoskey, Brit Averill aims to provide expectant mothers in the region with a home-based option for childbirth. It’s an approach which Averill says may appeal to ...

Audrey Trepiccione is a Certified Professional Midwife, a specialist in delivering babies for women at their homes. But Trepiccione could incur a Class 1 misdemeanor if she is found to be practicing ...