The American Medical Association escalated their campaign against the scope of practice of other professions at their June 2008 House of Delegates meeting. There was good news when a particularly bad proposal was amended. There was irony also, when...
New mothers who receive personalised care from a midwife for a few months after birth are significantly less likely to develop postpartum depression, according to a new British study.
Several decades of prevailing medical wisdom on the best place for you to have your baby have been cast aside with a recent House of Commons year long inquiry into NHS maternity services. ...
Women giving birth while being helped by midwives instead of consultants are more likely to have a natural delivery. ...
Despite all the recent findings that underline the benefits of breast milk, health professionals seem to be paying little more than lip service to breastfeeding. ...
What do mothers want from midwives? Over the years, I have been privileged to listen to many mothers. No matter what their age or experience most want the same thing the woman they have read abou ...
GIVING BIRTH: Why home could be best
Q I want to train as a midwife, but don’t want to take the required hepatitis B vaccination. Is there any way out of this? In addition, what are the risks of contracting this disease as a midwife? -
John Weeks
What Doctors Don't Tell You