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I think the number of newborn deaths in midwives dominated times compared to the "medicalized" times speak for themselves.

• im3w1l 6y ago
  Yeah given the huge improvements we have seen, I think there is a big burden of proof on those who prefer the old ways.
• watwut 6y ago
  At the time, when births first moved to hospitals, they had more newborn deaths. Mostly because hospitals at the time did not knew about hygiene yet and doctors would do births after treating other patients or doing autopsies without washing hands. It is also true that some midwifes approaches are being rediscovered, like for example giving a fuck about mothers comfort or not yelling at her. Not that all midwifes always did, but still.
• codingdave 6y ago
  True, but the modern statistics may not be what you think they are: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2742137/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2742137/
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