I first used a midwife over 30 years ago, so it is not something new.
The problem is the same with midwives and physician’s assistants: they do not always know when they are in over their heads. Because they are the professionals, patients trust them.
What are people supposed to do? You hire a professional and then Monday-morning quarter-back them? No, because their expertise is why you hire them instead of just looking it up online.
That being said, I had a pregnancy where the midwives should have referred me to a high-risk pregnancy doctor. By the time I figured out what to do, it was too late.
We need to have stronger boundaries as to when PAs and midwives have to involve actual doctors.
Midwifery in a hospital. Have the romance with the immediate backup of oxygen or surgery.
But who in the hell wants a proabort obgyn!!!