The Midwives Model of Care (as explained by Citizens for Midwifery) is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes.

The Midwives' Model of Care:

• Monitors the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle
  
• Provides the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support
  
• Minimizes technological interventions
  
• Identifies and refers women who require obstetrical attention