Organizations providing leadership and education in midwifery.

There are many regional, state, and local midwifery organizations.

The world is a big place, and midwifery is a part of the dominant culture in much of the world, more so than in the United States.

There are many related organizations with information that can be helpful to midwives. Some of these are listed below.

How should childbearing women with a history of cesarean be counseled about the optimal mode of delivery with their current pregnancy?  

An in-depth review of the literature reveals strong support for redefining the second stage of labor and decreasing the duration of time pregnant women are instructed to push.

In 2003, I had the privilege of attending the Cochrane Colloquium in Lyon, France. This is the annual meeting of the Cochrane Collaboration, an international, non-profit organization which makes available up-to-date, reliable information about the effects of interventions used for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in health care.

Summary of a presentation by Leah Albers, CNM, DrPH ath the 46th ACNM Annual Meeting

in response to the debate on "Good Morning America"

The relaxation and pain-relieving benefits of water are well-known; many women who have had babies in and out of water will attest to this.