ff: in a systematic analysis comparing #midwifery to #physician care, midwifery care in #childbirth resulted in:
- increased use of intermittent auscultation (instead of continuous electronic fetal monitoring
-less use of epidural or spinal analgesia
-less use of pain medication overall
-fewer episiotomies
-increased spontaneous vaginal birth
-more vaginal births after a cesarean
-greater initiation of breastfeeding
-better psychological experience
-lower costs

https://cwgs.fiu.edu/projects/_assets/21-point-black-midwives-care-model.pdf