Doctor Versus Midwifery-led Care: A Commentary on a Task-shift, not Only Complex but Difficult to Accept

Task-shifting from doctors to midwives/nurse-midwives is not a novel human resources strategy but an evidence-based return to the origins of women's care in pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. Many countries still rely on medical-led care models to care for women at low risk of complications despite solid evidence that midwifery models result in better outcomes for women and babies. This commentary reflects on how historically women have been cared for by midwives and how a patriarchal and medicalized culture interfered negatively in a physiological life event.