My Midwife – Specialized Maternal Health Consulting and Services
The number of midwives currently certified in Canada is now in the thousands.That number has increased to about 200,000, with some midwives and others working in multiple provinces and territories.In the United States, the midwives certification program is currently under investigation.A few years ago, there were concerns that midwives might have overworked their employees, but […]
What if I need to use birth control pills to prevent my husband from getting heart attack or stroke? What if I am on a birth control implant, and my doctor says I should not be using it? What should I do if I get pregnant or have had an abortion? What if my health care provider says […]
Canadian midwifery can’t stop pregnant women from dying, a Canadian court ruled Monday, finding that the midwife’s refusal to remove a newborn from her bed caused her death.“I don’t think it’s appropriate for a midwife to act in a manner that could result in an unplanned death,” Justice Mark Glynn said.The case has become a […]
Netflix announced today that it is launching a new “midwife” program, one that is focused on midwives and childbirth in the U.S. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is launching the program to help women get through the difficult stages of pregnancy and childbirth and is encouraging midwives to share their knowledge.The program will allow women to […]
Amanda Moore, the midwife who died at her home in Calgary in May, had never heard of the drug thiopental before it was first approved by Health Canada in 2006.But she said she was shocked when she read the instructions for the drug, which is prescribed to people who have had surgery for cancer or […]
Midwives who perform abortions in Northern Irish hospitals face a backlash from parents and campaigners for the unborn as their practices are condemned as barbaric.The new law introduced by the Democratic Unionist Party, which has ruled the province since 2009, allows abortion clinics to be closed on religious grounds but allows them to continue in […]
AUSTRALIA’s top midwife has said the best way to keep a baby from suffering a life-threatening disease is to be the father.Key points:An Adelaide midwife says you don’t need to be an elite midwife to get pregnant with a baby with rare conditionsMidwives across the country have raised concerns about midwives who don’t have the […]
The midwife has been around for thousands of years. Her craft has evolved and developed over the centuries. The traditional craft of the midwife is based on the belief that women who give birth are doing something sacred. A midwife’s role is to give birth to healthy babies, while at the same time, she is also nurturing and caring […]
