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Lay midwives in Oklahoma
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa.
The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association
|April 1, 1991
Abstract:
Since the 1970s a trend towards home birth has sparked a strident debate among obstetric practices and lay midwives which concerns the most valuable member of our society: newborn infants. This paper focuses specifically on lay midwives. Their situation in the country as a whole and in Oklahoma in particular is discussed. The state has ignored the existence of these practitioners, forcing the medical establishment to deal with the consequences of unsafe deliveries.