Obstetrician Vs Midwife Research Paper

When one is having a baby, there are two options for who can deliver it: an obstetrician and a midwife. They both have been to school and can no doubt handle a healthy normal pregnancy.
One of the differences, however, lies in the responsibilities. Obstetricians work with many, many patients, and new patients aren’t as rare as they might be to a midwife. On the other hand, midwives have less patients and so can give more attention to the patients they do have. A downside in a midwife’s allotted responsibility is that if a complication develops in one of their patient’s pregnancies, they have to pass the patient onto an obstetrician. Because obstetricians are prepared to handle these complications, if a C section or other gynecologic surgery is needed the obstetrician can perform it. …show more content…
During their undergraduate years, young dreamers with aspirations of medical school can choose any undergraduate major they want as long as all of their medical school prerequisites get done. While midwives typically got to school to get their Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) as an undergraduate degree. Then, the future midwives go to graduate school for their Midwifery degree. While most programs require a BSN, some take registered nurses who only have their associate degree. Unlike midwives, obstetricians go to medical school and become either a medical doctor or a Doctor of Osteopathy. The absence of medical school in a midwife’s education is why a midwife cannot perform Cesarean sections, or any other type of surgery on their