There are approximately 4 million neonatal deaths and half a million maternal deaths worldwide each year. There is limited evidence from clinical trials to guide the development of effective maternity ...

Expectant women in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been depending mostly on traditional birth attendants to be delivered of their babies during ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- A group of mothers and midwives gathered at the Capitol Friday afternoon concerned over the future of traditional birthing practices. Doulas, traditional midwives, mothers, ...

HB 955, which would provide licensure for traditional midwives, has yet to be introduced by the House Finance Committee, but Chair Kyle Yamashita has remained silent on this issue. Chair Yamashita has ...

Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) are one of the trickiest topics in global health. On the one hand, they are a popular, affordable option for women who are unable or unwilling to use conventional ...

The review was a narrative one: only two outcomes (perinatal death and referral) were reported in more than one study. However, because one study reported these outcomes only for a subset of the study ...