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The decision to work with a midwife during your pregnancy may depend on your geographic location, culture or experience, which seems to be the best teacher for many.

Those who favor a more natural procedure often will form a close relationship with a professionally trained midwife - as opposed to a ob-gyn, associated with a "cold and clinical" and sometimes impersonal medical center.

If you're interested, find out more about midwives and doulas, natural childbirth procedures, and related info on the Web...

Ob-Gyn or Midwife: Which One is Right for You? - Good discussion weighing the pros and cons, with facts and related links to additional info on childbirth centers, giving birth at home, plus visitor comments and related discussion board.

American College of Nurse - Midwives - Information for consumers including feature articles, first-person stories, breastfeeding resources at their affiliate site, GotMom.org, and a searchable database for finding U.S. midwives by state.

Midwives - Great overview of what they do, questions to ask a midwife, necessary precautions, resources for finding a midife and related story articles.

MidwifeInfo - One-stop browsing for information on midwives and doulas, related history, resources, feature articles, FAQ, international midwife directory, and a midwife database searchable by U.S. city, state, credentials and affiliation.

Citizens for Midwifery - Non-profit organization for the promotion of midwifery offering information, story articles and factsheets.

Maternity Coalition - Australian resource with international resources and more information on midwifery and related topics including home birthing, breastfeeding and natural childbirth.

This information is intended as reference and not as medical advice.
All treatment decisions should be made by medical professionals.