When a new building on my university campus opened a few years ago, it housed—among other things, like the Starbucks!—a midwifery program. I know that midwives help with prenatal care and delivery of a baby… but that’s about it.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="400"] Logo for the International Day of the Midwife.[/caption]

May 5th is the International Day of the Midwife—a day to help raise awareness about the important role midwives play in the lives of women who are pregnant, and assisting them in the process of delivering a healthy