"For decades, midwives have been stereotyped as fringe birth workers - delivering babies only in candlelit living rooms or rural cabins, far away from modern medicine. (The history behind this is worthy of its own blog post, but that's for another time!) Today, midwives are everywhere: in hospitals, alongside obstetricians, in birth centers, and in homes. And for a growing number of LGBTQ+ families, midwifery care is becoming a new standard for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support."
"The reasons are deeply personal, but they share a common thread: Midwifery's emphasis on relationship-based, affirming care aligns with the needs of queer, trans, and nontraditional families who too often feel overlooked in mainstream medical systems."
"One of the biggest misconceptions about midwives is that they're only for unmedicated home births or can only support someone through pregnancy itself. In reality, midwives practice across the spectrum of reproductive and maternity care. Depending on state laws and training, some midwives also provide fertility-related services, such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) or preconception counseling, sometimes in collaboration with fertility clinics."
Midwives practice in hospitals, birth centers, and homes and serve an expanding range of families. Relationship-based, affirming care aligns with the needs of queer, trans, and nontraditional families who often feel overlooked by mainstream medical systems. Midwives provide services across the spectrum of reproductive and maternity care, including fertility-related support such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) and preconception counseling when allowed by state law and training. Collaborations with fertility clinics are common for some midwives. U.S. midwifery certification includes licensed midwives and certified nurse midwives (CNMs). Midwifery care is becoming a growing standard for LGBTQ+ family-building, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support.
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