Most of them are women, who have shared this experience, and can guide the mother through the entire process and provide an immense amount of psychological support. One major reason Japan's Cesarean rate is so low is that they have preserved the midwife system. "
他們大多為女性，有相同經驗，可以全程陪伴產婦，發揮極大的精神支持力量，日本的剖腹產比率之所以這麼低，很大一部份原因即是他們仍保留了助產士制度」，她說。