"The midwifery model is we believe women's ability to birth their babies is a natural process until proven otherwise," [certified nurse midwife Keli Amparan] explained.

[New mom Laura] Giordino says her prenatal visits with the midwife were what she would have expected with an OB/GYN. The delivery, however, was a much more relaxed event than she expected."

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