Question Log - Ask a Midwife

**Optional survey, may not be sent out.

How did you know that midwifery was the career for you?

What sort of education did you have to complete to become a midwife?

What reasons would lead a mother to want to give birth at home?

Would you be able to give a ballpark number of the number of mothers who wanted to give birth at home, but unfortunately could not?

example; approx 1/20 women were not eligible to give birth at home?

Have you ever had an expectant mother change her mind about wanting to give birth at home?

If so, why did she change her mind?

How has the pandemic affected midwives?

How has the pandemic affected mothers who wish to give birth at home?

Would you recommend to expectant mothers to give birth at home instead of the hospital?

What is the hardest part about your job?

What is the best part about your job?

What do you wish the general public knew about home births or midwives?