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The world is facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, and the pandemic has only made the problem worse
The world is facing a shortage of 900,000 midwives, and the pandemic has only made the problem worse
Katie WarrenMay 6, 2021, 11:36 IST
Interest in home births has been on the rise during the pandemic.Crystal Cox/Insider
The COVID-19 crisis has made the problem worse as midwives leave the profession due to overwork and lack of resources, per the report.
The world is facing a shortage of roughly 900,000 midwives, according to a new report, even as interest in home births has been on the rise during the pandemic.
The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists works to create a culture of life within the medical specialty. (Photo: Getty Images/PeopleImages)
Pro-life advocates worry that an abortion-friendly political agenda has worked itself into the medical specialty of obstetrics and gynecology.
Now, OB-GYN medical professionals who are pro-life are taking a stand for women and babies as they seek to uphold the sanctity of all human life and push back on the narrative that abortion is essential health care. “The fact that 85% of women’s health care specialists don’t perform abortion, to me, tells you everything you need to know that abortion is not essential health care because if it was, you wouldn’t have only 15% of OB-GYNs performing it,” Dr. Christina Francis, chairwoman of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, says.
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