Medical Costs, Shortage of Doctors Fuel Midwife Trend
512 views · Published 30 June 2009 · 1:59 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
Midwives are growing in popularity as the caregivers of choice among expectant mothers, with the number of midwife-attended births in the United States doubling between 1991 and 2008. Fueling the trend is the shortage of obstetricians and the low-cost of midwife services for women with no health insurance. Steve Mort reports from Orlando, Florida.
