Midwifery Care & Homebirths

Hospitals aren’t the only avenue of care for pregnant women. Homebirths and midwifery care appear to be taking their respective place in the spotlight again. For centuries, midwives were the primary caregivers for pregnant and laboring women. In some countries, midwives are still the normal medium of care; the countries who have midwives as primary caregivers, on average have lower infant and maternal mortality rates and there is less medical intervention used, even in high risk deliveries. Read more…