With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room seemed less likely.

Most women give birth in public hospitals, seeing whichever midwife or doctor is rostered on. But research shows seeing the ...

Kettering General Hospital announces the change after "challenges" for the service were highlighted.

PHOENIX — As the number of mothers choosing to give birth outside of a hospital quickly grows in Arizona, some maternity and public health experts are calling to update rules for non-nurse midwives.

Chatham County’s family physician-led maternity unit offers a possible blueprint for filling maternity care gaps.

POST FALLS, Idaho — Midwives in the region are seeing a surge of interest for their services as more expecting mothers choose to welcome their babies at home or at birth centers instead of hospitals. ...