Jennifer,
Actually the Medicaid moms are more likely to have midwifery care during
pregnancy here in northern NJ.  The clinics find that it is cheaper to employ
midwives than physicians.

Dori


> 'Tracking just Medicaid babies would be a rather skewed sampling, if that is
> what you are thinking. Besides the obvious socio-economic issue is the fact
> that these kids have parents who have quick and easy access to AIM through
> WIC and they have the least likelihood of having access to any kind of
> holistic care, including midwifery care in birth, and naturopathic or
>

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