Question

Briefly explain "The Midwife Problem" and key points from the reading that changed the care that had been provided for hundreds of years in America by midwives.

Answer 1

Midwifery refers to the art and science of normal maternity care for healthy women..Midwife care effectively to reduce the complication and preventing maternal infant deaths..scientific literature says that safe child birth as access to maternity care..It does not matter whether it is physician or professional midwife..In America midwifery has been normal system for providing maternity care..there is inadequate laws governing midwives that need standards and education..Faculty obstetric practice make high infant mortality at birth and during early infancy has taken effort to reduce infant mortality..Midwife situation brought focus attention as national responsibility..
In America statutory recognition of the midwife existed..Midwife situation has been brought to our attention as a result medical practice act,other statutes cover the regulation of practice,registration,licensing and examining, educational standards,penalities for violation..In 1920 there was midwifes omitted due to lack of recognition..In some countries midwife duly licensed,allowed to register..educational requirement is yet unstandardized and only ten states have adequate regulation in existing laws..In America convincingly that supervision and educational standards make elimination of the most undesirable midwives and not encouragement of the practice of the midwife..In 1921 by adopted regulations midwives trained by health officers and midwives attended 1200 to 1500 births in that city..