Why Midwives Need to be on YouTube

According to this morning’s New York Times, there’s a new childbirth educator on the loose—YouTube. On the same Web site that broadcasts cute kittens, teenage pranks, and music videos, women are perusing for footage of real, unedited birth experiences.In the article, professor Eugene Declercq of Boston University gives an interesting explanation as to what may be behind this emerging trend. He

Midwives are Women’s Health Heroes

Out of nearly 100 nominees from 12 countries, the midwives of Fair Haven Community Health Center Midwifery Group won OBOS Pick for the 2009 Our Bodies, Ourselves Women’s Health Heroes Awards. These midwives have invested decades of dedication and care in the lives of countless women. Check out their nomination video here:Don’t forget to be your own women’s health hero by celebrating National

Happy National Nurses Week!

As part of National Nurses Week, certified nurse-midwife Ruth Lubic was on TV plugging birth centers and midwifery on Washington, DC's News Channel 8. Check it out!