Jennifer wrote: "Frankly, if we just had midwives attend all births, practicing in the midwifery model of care (not doctors masquerading as midwives), we wouldn't need so many of us either." The problem is 99% of our midwives are not practicing the midwifery model. It is so sad. They induce maybe a little less than the Docs but once they are in the hospital the pitocin is used almost as frequently. Meds and epidurals are just about as commonly used also. It is a sad state of affairs. Pam Hendrix, RN, IBCLC, ICCE South Florida *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html