/tags/midwives Midwives en-US Copyright Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:24:02 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-12-04/california-birth-centers-are-shutting-down-a-lawmaker-has-a-new-plan-to-help-them Birth centers are midwife-run facilities that deliver babies outside of hospitals. They have struggled to stay in business in part because of strict state licensing requirements. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:24:02 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-12-04/california-birth-centers-are-shutting-down-a-lawmaker-has-a-new-plan-to-help-them Kristen Hwang