But they re making no attempt to license and regulate these midwives, either. Don t ask, don t tell didn t work for the military, and it s not working in regards to home birth in Virginia, either. I am saddened by the outcome of the bill to legalize Certified Professional Midwives. It annoys those of us who know the facts about childbirth to see the sort of patronizing quote offered by Dr. John Partridge. Of course things can turn on a dime in a birth.
Life is full of risks.
But with trained and certified midwives, Sweden has the lowest maternal and infant mortality rate in the world. I seriously doubt that Dr. Partridge has ever attended a home birth. Beyond that, I would be extremely surprised to discover that he has ever attended a complete labor from start to finish. Generally the OB does not even appear until the laboring woman has begun to dilate more than several centimeters. He rarely arrives at the hospital much before the baby is almost ready to be born, if it is during the night.