Call the Midwife will be returning to our screens in the coming weeks as BBC airs two Christmas specials of the much-loved ...

Fans of the BBC show, created by Heidi Thomas, were left shocked at how grown-up the Turner children are, with one person ...

In the last decade, more than 50 maternity wards have closed in California hospitals. Now, state lawmakers are delivering new rules to make it easier for moms to use a midwife.

Discover the untold story of Meg Crane, inventor of the at-home pregnancy test, and the new play 'PREDICTOR' starring Caitlin Kinnunen that brings her fight for women’s autonomy to life.

Premieres Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encores Friday, Dec. 26 at 7 p.m. on ...

In a state where women drive hours to obstetricians, a small group is trying to revive a tradition of community-based care.

Pregnancy today looks very different from what it was like in our grandmothers’ time. Modern medicine, social progress, and ...

“Patients would slap my hands away and call me the N-word,” she recalls. “They would say, ‘Go back to where you come from, we ...

A rural California hospital that closed its maternity ward in 2022 plans to open a birth center and standby maternity ward next year as part of a pilot program. Plumas District Hospital helped ...

ACC claims for baby carrier related injuries has doubled in a year which has prompted renewed calls for the government to ...

Those first 12 weeks after birth bring tidal waves of physical recovery, round-the-clock care and identity shifts. Here is ...

Atherton Midwives and Mothers Alliance Consumer Group representative, Ellen McGuigan said with more than 150 people had signed a petition expressing concerns about staffing and support for maternity ...