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Re: gional Physician Backup for HomebirthsFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netMon, 31 Jul 2000 19:11:53 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Tonja wrote: > >Jennifer, your statement, "doctors will not take any part of backing up >a midwife" is a pretty bold and global one! If that were truly the case, >midwifery as a profession would be nearly obsolete, as most qualified >midwives insist on being affiliated and/or under the directive of an >obstetrician in the event a transport in indicated. > in my state midwifery as a profession is very nearly obsolete for this very reason. adn from what i can tell from home birth forums i vist this is the case in many other areas where midwives work underground or not at all due to lack of medical support from area doctors. certified-nurse midwives who choose to attend hospital births are only now beginning to surface in my state and even they are few and far between. i have no idea on this one why that is as i have not studied that part of midwifery in my area. vicki
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