Midwives at home sometimes earn as little as 1,300 euros: “I don’t take a recup after an on-call shift. That makes a difference”

“I simply wouldn’t be here without my midwife.” Self-employed midwives at home are gold nuggets for newly born mothers, especially since they have to leave the maternity bed sooner. But are they also warm in there? “Sometimes we assist a mother with breastfeeding three times a day. For one rate.”

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