Episode 046: Using Midwives to Lower the C/Section Rate with Dr. John LaGrand

For women, a very scary and anxious time of their life is pregnancy. C/sections are a very common procedure in the US for women constituting 33% of all live births. However, my guest Dr. John LaGrand's practice, in which he works collaboratively with four certified nurse midwives (CNMs), he believes is a different way to practice obstetrics and has led to a c/section rate of only 5%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices