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In the United States, 93 percent
of women deliver with a physician in a hospital. Only 6.5 percent
choose to work with a midwife. Of that percentage, 95 percent use
a certified nurse midwife in a hospital and less than 5 percent select
a homebirth. However, recent data suggests the use of midwives is
on the rise; 5 percent represents over a 60 percent increase
since the late 1970's!
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Over 30 percent of women in
the Netherlands give birth at home and, in New Zealand, almost 70 percent
of women use a midwife.
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In 1996, The World Health Organization
submitted a formal statement to the United Nations encouraging the use
of professional midwives.
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