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Women giving birth at home without midwives

Women giving birth at home without midwives

When Jennifer Margulis went into labor with her fourth child, she sent her husband off to take the kids to school, then waited at home for her body to do what she felt confident it had evolved over millions of years to do on its own.

 
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A Raven all his own

A couple of months ago, Travis Justice wouldn't have dreamed that he would be riding in a limousine and spending most of the school day with...

Enrollment under way for Hopkins youth program

Parents interested in having their children participate in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth have until Nov. 30.

Howard Community College plans to raise tuition rates

Trustees say hike needed to give faculty members a pay increase

Enrollment jumps 5.2% at state's colleges, universities

Enrollment at Maryland colleges and universities increased by a record 5.2 percent this fall, wiping away concerns that the recession...

School moving to Legg tower

The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is relocating to the Legg Mason Tower, becoming the latest tenant to move from Baltimore's...

Former city schools police officer in child porn case could get 6 years

A former officer with the Baltimore schools police force faces up to six years in prison when he is sentenced in January for possession of...

O'Malley says state is moving to capture education dollars

Gov. Martin O'Malley defended on Monday Maryland's efforts to qualify for Race to the Top federal education funds, saying the state is...

As price of child vaccines drop, millions of lives saved from preventable diseases

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the...

CDC: 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster

ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu,...

FDA panel says next-generation anti-bacterial vaccine from Pfizer works for children

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Federal health experts said Wednesday an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine is...

Columbia Orders Training on Child Research

Columbia University has ordered new training for faculty members whose research involves children after a federal investigation faulted a...

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