As a doula I get this question on a weekly basis. 'so... you are like a midwife?' or 'is anyone else there when the woman is having a baby??' I can't believe in 2017 SO many people still don't understand the difference between the method of care of a midwife and an obstetrician. I am going to give you an 'every day persons' opinion on the practices to help you make the right decision for you. The basic difference is obstetricians should be for just high risk births, and surge