The midwives I work with here in the hospital setting fuction much as the OB/Gyns - they care for the moms but the babies are the responsibility of the Pediatrician or Family Practice doctor. I'm in York, PA, USA. How does this work in other areas of the USA? In other countries? Up to what age does the midwife assume responsibility for the baby? Do they care for sick babies, too? Gail S. Hertz MD, IBCLC [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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