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• A 1998 study of all births in the United States showed that for low-risk births (80-90%) midwife-attended births had 33% fewer newborn infant deaths than physician-attended low-risk births. (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 52, no.5 (1998):310-17

"An obstetrician manages labor; the midwife supports labor. The obstetrician makes things happen; the midwife lets things happen. The doctor trusts technology and is wary of nature. The midwife trusts nature and is cautious of technology. The obstetrician fears a birth may go wrong. The midwife expects the birth will go right." William Sears, MD