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Care Providers
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Care Providers are the professionals that are trained to assisted at the time of delivering your baby. The choice of your care provider will probably set the location of your birth. You have three choices when it comes to choose a care provider:
Obstetrician: These are physicians who have school degree and training in the specialized field of women’s reproductive health known as Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstetricians have the skills, knowledge, and means to deal with any type of complication that may arise in pregnancy and childbirth. Many women who have had complicated pregnancies in the past or who have certain medical conditions will choose an Obstetrician for their pregnancy care to ensure that any problems that develop before or after pregnancy and childbirth can be handled effectively. Obstetricians normally do all deliveries in a hospital setting.
Family Practitioners: These are physicians who have completed school degree and training in various fields of medicine including obstetrics, pediatrics, surgery, and internal medicine. During their residency they gain experience in family treatment. This type of care provides the basis for a relationship and continuum of care from newborns to grandparents from the same physician. Family practice doctors normally handle non-risk pregnancies and most do deliveries in hospital settings.
Midwives: These are care providers who can have a wide spectrum of training. Certified Nurse-Midwives have nursing training plus additional training in midwifery. Direct entry midwives or Certified Professional midwives have had training in midwifery, but do not have a nursing degree. Most midwives offer care that is flexible and individualized, with little medical intervention, and therefore often only care for non-risk pregnancies. Many midwives offer deliveries in homes, birthing centers, or hospitals.
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