Midwifery and Women Health

Midwifery is a branch of health profession that deals with sexual, reproductive health of women, pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Midwifery is a medical profession in many countries. Midwifery professional is known as midwife. A review found that midwifery-led care was accompanied with a decrease in the use of epidurals, with rarer episiotomies or instrumental births, and reduced risk of losing the baby before 24 weeks' gestation.

  • Pregnancy
  • Childbirth
  • Postpartum period
  • Care for the new-born