I am the mother of one (and another due any day now) and the manager of a pelvic health physical therapy clinic. 

I switched from an OB practice to a homebirth practice with Certified Nurse Midwives at 20 weeks gestation with my first and had a phenomenal care and birth experience. The focus on empathetic, unhurried, evidence-based care left me feeling so empowered and peaceful about my birth and perinatal care. I never felt nervous or fearful. 

As someone who works with women every single day through the pelvic health physical therapy clinic, I can unfortunately say that my experience was anomalous. I can ALSO say that those women who receive care from certified midwives have had much better outcomes than the majority. We regularly work with midwives for our patients anywhere from 14-100. They are so necessary for facilitating optimal women's health and I greatly support them.