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Women's Excellence in Midwifery is answering the community's demand for a holistic prenatal, labor and delivery experience by opening a new state-of-the-art center in Oakland County, MI. The community is invited the grand opening of the new center. Lake Orion, Michigan (PRWEB) January 31, 2013 Women's Excellence in Midwifery is pleased to announce the grand opening of its new facility in Lake Orion, Michigan. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on site at Women's...

Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Michigan celebrates the first midwifery birth as the last birth of the year 2012! Rochester, Michigan (PRWEB) January 16, 2013 On the evening of December 31st, 2012, a beautiful baby girl was born into dimly lit, quiet, comfortable, and home-like environment with very minimal intervention and immediately placed skin-to-skin on her mother’s chest to be kept warm.She was left to bond there until her umbilical cord stopped pulsating, while being comforted...

Women's Excellence in Midwifery shares valuable information on prenatal care, labor & birth and women's health care through their website and Facebook page. Troy, Michigan (PRWEB) December 31, 2012 Pregnancy, labor, and giving birth are significant, natural, life changing events for a woman and her family. The Women's Excellence in Midwifery website provides current and evidenced-based information to a woman and her family which will enable her to make the best informed...

With midwifery care in demard and on the rise, Women's Excellence in Midwifery now offers a unique, patient/family-centered obstetric care experience that so many women are looking for. The Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) of Women's Excellence in Midwifery work with each woman and her family to identify their unique physical, social and emotional needs during pregnancy and through the labor and delivery experience. Shelby Township, MI (PRWEB) December 29, 2012 Pregnant women are...

Research: Cost-effectiveness of alternative planned places of birth in woman at low risk of complications: Evidence from the Birthplace in England national prospective cohort study Giving women who have previously given birth and who are at low risk of complications the opportunity to give birth at home or in a midwifery unit saves the NHS money, is safe for the baby and improves outcomes for the mother, a study published on bmj.com shows. The authors, from the University of Oxford,...

New Initiative to Reduce Preterm Birth, Improve Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Silver Spring, MD (PRWEB) February 10, 2012 The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) applauds the leadership of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) in announcing Strong Start—a new national campaign aimed at reducing preterm birth and offering more than $40 million in grant funding to test alternative models of prenatal care. The initiative was announced on Wednesday by U.S. Department...

LINTHICUM, Md., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) released its Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice earlier this year, detailing a standard of competency for midwives throughout the world. The American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), the certifying body for certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States, notes that its certification and recertification process ensures...

Up to 3.6 million lives could be saved every year if midwifery services were upgraded in 58 developing countries by 2015, according to a major new report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the University of Southampton and 28 other organizations worldwide.The State of the World's Midwifery 2011 reveals new data confirming there is a significant gap between the numbers of midwives practicing and those needed to save lives.Southampton statistician and...

38 of 58 Countries Surveyed Could Miss Their MDG5 Targets Without 112,000 More Midwives GENEVA/DURBAN, South Africa (PRWEB) June 20, 2011 Up to 3.6 million deaths could be avoided each year in 58 developing countries if midwifery services are upgraded by 2015, according to a major new report released here today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and partners. The State of the World's Midwifery 2011, launched at the Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of...

Two Oregon State University researchers have uncovered a pattern of distrust and some outright antagonism between physicians at hospitals and midwives. Melissa Cheyney and doctoral student Courtney Everson said their research revealed an ongoing conflict between physicians and midwives that is reflective of discord across the country. The researchers examined birth records in Oregon's Jackson County from 1998 through 2003 -- a period when that county saw higher-than-expected rates of...