[Marilyn]

There is no way that I would every want to utilize a lay midwife, unless she was assisting with birth in a hospital. The daughter of a friend of ours gave birth at home, using a midwife, but she gave prenatal care doing bloodwork and everything. The baby was over 10 lbs though, and got stuck briefly coming out. All was well and baby was born healthy to a healthy mother, but I'd have been a nervous wreck if it had been my daughter giving birth like that & they were way out in the country, 20 or 30 miles maybe more from a medical facility.