In class we saw a video on midwives and it made me think about what a good idea it was and it made me question why more people don’t make the choice of having midwives over hospitals. In a New York Times article it becomes apparent how much the choice of having a midwife becomes a financial concern. It is not a matter of having a hospital birth or home birth but women also have to think about how much money they would be investing in a midwife and how much money they would be saving in a hospital.
Many insurers see it as safer to have hospital births and ignore the fact that they may be saving money with midwives. This opinion coming from a form of higher authority affects the decision of the mother who is the one giving birth. If having a midwife was supported more by insurance and hospitals then it would become more of an option for women and it could be better for everyone. It could save the hospitals more money and could possibly lead to a healthier generation of babies.
