Sentences with phrase «aided by a midwife»

Common labor practices had women giving birth at home, surrounded by their own mothers and sisters and often aided by a midwife.

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Many of these are used by midwives to help keep the birth process natural and at the same time aid the women they help without the use of toxic medications or surgical interventions.

The study, published in the British Medical Journal, followed 5,418 women expecting to deliver at home in 2000 with the aid of midwives certified by the North American Registry of Mmidwives certified by the North American Registry of MidwivesMidwives.

A state lawmaker, whose wife was aided in a pregnancy by a midwife, pushed through legislation this year that would allow midwives to practice freely in the state, and Gov. Matt Blunt signed the bill into law.

She opted for a home birth aided by a certified nurse - midwife and a doula.