We come to a shocking conclusion this week: if you're pregnant, you should probably go to a hospital.

 

Some sources from this episode:

* Midwives require accreditation

* Wikipedia: Midwife (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwife#United_States)

* Somewhere between 1 and 1.5% of women died giving birth in the 1700s

* Slate: The Disturbing, Shameful history of Childbirth Deaths (http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science_of_longevity/2013/09/death_in_childbirth_doctors_increased_maternal_mortality_in_the_20th_century.html)

* Twilight sleep was an early approach to sedation that wasn't quite... ideal.

* Wikipedia: Twilight sleep (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_sleep)