A Comparison of Midwifery Attitudes and Usage of Labor Pain Relief in the United States and the United Kingdom
This paper examines the attitudes held towards midwifery in the United Kingdom and the United States. Through comparing and contrasting the attitudes held by midwives and the midwifery and medical communities towards the practice of midwifery, this paper demonstrates how there is a distinct difference within the current perceptions of midwifery in these two countries. This paper shows how the United States refuses to accept midwifery, while the United Kingdom has taken large steps to incorporate this practice into formalized child care.
