How a Midwife Can Help You

The Midwifery Model of Care is linked to a number of benefits and positive outcomes for women, their newborns, and their families.

Although all standard medical and obstetric procedures are still available to midwifery patients, in pregnant women cared for by a Certified Nurse Midwife, studies have shown:

• Lower rates of cesarean birth
• Lower rates of labor induction
• Significant reduction in the incidence of third and fourth perineal tears
• Lower use of regional anesthesia
• Higher rates of breastfeeding