So once the boxes were unpacked, I began my search for a good, VBAC-loving OB or midwife.
It was then that I was introduced to the concept of “alegal midwives”. Not legal. Not illegal. But alegal.
I’m not sure “alegal” is even a real word, but it is the adjective used to describe direct-entry midwifery in Wisconsin.
In North Carolina we had only obstetricians and certified nurse midwives to assist you in delivering your baby. Direct-entry midwives were (and still are) illegal. (Although they do operate through a sort of underground system, if you will.)
