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...Kloosterman, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Amsterdam, told the conference that approximately 70% of all babies born could be satisfactorily delivered by midwives. A substantial number already are?and not merely in the underdeveloped countries of Africa and Asia. Professional midwives handle the majority of normal births in such technologically advanced countries as Sweden, Germany and The Netherlands. In England, which has one of the world's most advanced health-care systems, 80% of all births are handled by midwives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Return of the Midwife | 11/20/1972 | See Source »

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