Miami-Dade College Suspends Midwifery Program

This should be a sad day for women as the only institution of higher education in the U.S. that offers direct-entry midwifery education, closes the program for supposed financial reasons.As of the 2008 estimates in The World Factbook by the CIA, the United States ranks 42nd...

Maternal mortality: Calling Urgent Attention from Indian Women Activists

Maternal deaths due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth are among the leading cause of death of women in India.50 Maternal mortality accounts for 15% of all deaths of women of reproductive age.51 Fewer than half of all women give birth without the assistance of...