Well a study in Nursing Economics found
midwife - led births that collaborate with physicians are less likely to have C - sections, episiotomies, or perineal trauma than those
handled by obstetricians alone.
Plus I'd seen a family member who'd had 9 home births all
handled extremely well
by a
midwife, with only one being transferred to the hospital, early in labor.
You are confusing certified nurse
midwives, who have nursing degrees and usually an advanced degree with a focus on obstetrics, with lay
midwives, whose level of regulation varies
by state, but they mostly operate in a legal grey zone where they aren't regulated because they specifically aren't medical professionals, but then they promote themselves as having the training to
handle just about anything.