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Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues -- with food, water and fuel running out in Gaza -- pregnant people and those who have just given birth are facing a crisis, experts and humanitarian organizations said. About 50,000 people are estimated to be pregnant in Gaza with about 160 estimated to give birth every day, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Additionally, an estimated 73,000 are pregnant in the West Bank, with more than 8,000 expected to give birth within the next month, the UNFPA said. Experts said pregnant women and new mother...

Advocates want to expand the use of midwives in childbirth and diversify the midwife workforce — but that's no simple task.

"Midwifery care is rooted in a philosophy that honors pregnancy and birth as a physiological, social, and cultural process..."

People giving birth report more positive experiences when cared for by midwives in both hospitals and in community settings than by physicians, according to a new study published in the journal Reproductive Health.

People giving birth report more positive experiences when cared for by midwives in both hospitals and in community settings than by physicians, according to a new study published in the journal Reproductive Health. Additionally, those receiving midwifery care at home or at birth centers reported better experiences than those in hospital settings.