What Midwives DON'T Do
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Midwives don't tell you where and how to have
your baby.
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Midwives don't force decisions on you. You decide
what is best for you and your family.
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Midwives don't perform instrumental or surgical
births.
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Midwives don't restrict your movements while you
are in labor.
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Midwives don't restrict your food and fluid intake
while you are in labor.
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Midwives don't perform episiotomies unless the
baby is in serious distress.
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Midwives don't take your baby away from you after
the birth.
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Midwives don't abandon you after the birth with
no follow up care.
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Midwives don't give your baby bottles of sugar
water or formula.