1. Jennie Joseph.
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Abrams, Abigail, Shah, Simmone, Zorthian, Julia, and Espada, Mariah
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MOTHER-daughter relationship , *MEDICAL personnel , *MATERNAL health services , *AT-risk people - Abstract
Joseph says that while midwifery generally works best for the majority of women who have healthy, low-risk pregnancies, those who have want or need to give birth with a physician can benefit from the midwife model of care too. Other midwives include certified professional midwives--what graduates of Joseph's program can become--direct entry midwives, and traditional lay midwives. Walks into the exam room in her Winter Garden, Fla., birth center and unleashes a crinkly-eyed smile at her patient, who is 34 weeks pregnant, and her patient's 4-year-old daughter. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2022