Back in 1951, when more than half of the babies in Taiwan were delivered by midwives, only three percent were delivered by doctors. In 1994, 99 % were delivered by doctors, pushing down the rate by midwives to 0.4 %.
至於我國，在民國四十年時，新生嬰兒有一半以上由助產士接生，只有百分之三由醫師接生；到了民國八十三年，百分之九十九由醫師接生，助產士只剩下百分之○．四的比率。