Midwives are best known for caring for women and their babies during pregnancy, childbirth and in the postpartum period. Your insurance program may cover a midwife, for a home or hospital birth.
Midwives are experts in normal childbirth.
Obstetricians are experts in complications. Most births in the world are attended by midwives. In those countries which have the world's lowest infant mortality rates, only complicated births are attended by obstetricians. This book changed my life. The most comfortable woman herbalist out-there.