"I am delighted to learn of the North Carolina Physicians for Midwives. We physicians take an oath to serve the health of the people and this, of course, includes childbirth and the right of the family to choose the kind of birth which is right for them. Midwifery is one option which should be available to all families as is the option of choosing where the birth will take place, be it in a hospital, birth center or their home. Excellent research has proven midwives to be as safe as physicians to attend low risk births and further excellent research has proven planned home birth to be as safe as hospital birth for low risk pregnant women. The families of North Carolina also have these rights and your organization can work to guarantee these rights for your families."