Documentary Analysis: Why Women Should Go To A Midwife

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Through out this documentary I learned and was surprised about a lot of what was going on in the video. I myself do not have children an I haven't been around anyone close to me having to make the decision whether to go to the hospital or go to a birthing center/ midwife. Too be honest I rarely ever thought about the various options women had when talking about giving birth. I always thought I would go to the hospital and get all the medication I could to decrease the pain but after watching this video my opinion and plan did a full 360.
I was very surprised to hear all the various evidences supporting why women should go to a midwife rather than an OBGYN. I was surprised to know that less than 8 percent of women in the US have their children

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