#Midwives

Direct Relief announced a milestone campaign to raise $40 million to support more than 2.5 million safe births worldwide. The effort expands upon the organization’s long-standing mission to equip h…

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.

Hurricane Melissa was bearing down on St. Ann’s Parish, Jamaica, but 11 women were still in labor, and the three midwives on duty barely had time to look up from their work. “It was like a conveyor…

Climate change is intensifying the dangers faced by pregnant women and newborns worldwide, putting access to safe, reliable care at risk for millions.…