Being a Midwife is a balancing act between the medical model and protecting the natural physiology, between advocacy and safety and between knowledge and intuition. It is a holistic practice and has so many junctures. Having a skilled, knowledgeable and holistic midwife present at your birth is the gold standard for maternity care and the research and evidence supports this in bucket loads! Whether that be a woman birthing alone with their Midwife, with a partner or doula and