. >> three british workers -- abbas tarver, a midwife, and a paramedic. -- a bus driver, a midwife, andedic. they do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions on the planet. >> that was a really cruel birth. >> that is one satisfied customer. >> how do you guys do this in these conditions? >> angie dimon is leaving her home in the welsh valleys and her job as a cardiff paramedic to work in guatemala city.

in virginia, 26 babies delivered by non-doctors, non-nurse, non-midwifes in homes or untraditional locations over a 12-month span. 700-plus in maryland, but the state says its data is imprecise, includes babies delivered by doctors new and not recognized in the state's database. prince georges paramedic says he is seeing a trend, delivered eight babies in homes or public the past few years, including one on eastern avenue. >> you witness a child coming into the world, it is definitely a memorable convenient. >> reporter: boosting those curbside deliveries, according to aaa, and the d.c. leader of the american congress of ob/gyns, of the d.c. region's intense traffic. >> a woman is caught in labor, especially if it's her second or third or fourth or fifth child, things may be coming really fast and that traffic, i really do believe, is a problem. >> that is the traffic. the news4 i team found the number of women choosing to give birth at home has also soared by 50% since 2004. a cdc researcher base is one in five of those women ends up in the hospital usually due to complications. >>> well, a

being the latest of setbacks for obama's health care >> three british workers -- a buster ever, a midwife and a paramedic. i have all accepted the challenge to do their job under some of the most stressful and dangerous conditions on the planet. >> that was a really, really horrible birth. >> how you guys do this in these conditions -- >> josh west is leaving his home and his job as a london bus driver to work in manila one of the most densely populated cities in the world. he

. >> i had every midwife staring at me, going, you do it, you do it. >> up a lot at a time?so is catherine. but she's doing a fantastic job. >> tonight, the duke and duchess will be up late again. but they've left baby george at home, at kensington palace. this is their first appearance at a formal event since the baby's birth. it's a glamorous occasion in the planning for months. the first ever tusk conservation awards. and on this landmark evening in london, prince william will honor the brave men and women who are keeping africa's animals alive. the work they do and the majestic beauty of africa itself have been close to prince william's heart since his first visit, not long after the tragic loss of his mother. >> the first time i remember going properly was on easter holiday, and i must have been about 16, 17. it really captured my imagination. >> prince william's passion for africa is something he shares with his brother, prince harry. it's a sanctuary they can both escape to, be themselves, and just have fun. >> it's pretty squishy. >> don't point it at me. >> the memo

. >> i had every midwife staring at me, going, you do it, you do it. >> you up a lot at night? >> yeah, but so is catherine. but she's doing a fantastic job. >> tonight, the duke and duchess will be up late again. but they've left baby george at home at kensington palace. this is their first appearance at a formal event since the baby's birth. it's a glamorous occasion in the planning for months. the first ever tusk conservation awards. and on this landmark evening in london, prince william will honor the brave men and women who are keeping africa's animals alive. the work they do and the majestic beauty of africa itself have been close to prince william's heart since his first visit, not long after the tragic loss of his mother. >> the first time i remember going properly was on easter holiday, and i must have been about 16, 17. it really captured my imagination. >> prince william's passion for africa is something he shares with his brother, prince harry. it's a sanctuary they can both escape to, be themselves, and just have fun. >> it's pretty squishy. >> don't point it at me

. >> i had every midwife staring at me, going, you do it, you do it. >> up a lot at time?>> yeah, but so is catherine. but she's doing a fantastic job. >> tonight, the duke and duchess will be up late again. but they've left baby george at home, at kensington palace. this is their first appearance at a formal event since the baby's birth. it's a glamorous occasion in the planning for months. the first ever tusk conservation awards. and on this landmark evening in london, prince william will honor the brave men and women who are keeping africa's animals alive. the work they do and the majestic beauty of africa itself have been close to prince willi william's heart since his first visit, not long after the tragic loss of his mother. >> the first time i remember going properly was on easter holiday, and i must have been about 16, 17. it really captured my imagination. >> prince william's passion for africa is something he shares with his brother, prince harry. it's a sanctuary they can both escape to, be themselves, and just have fun. >> it's pretty squishy. >> don't point it

iemg going -- let's put it inside the covers of new york, so he midwifed this building, a magazine, 30 pages inside new york magazine with the cover on the outside as well as the inside, and it sold out. it was a great exhibition of collaboration of a male mentor and female which we lost site of today thinking only women help women, but why not seek out a sponsor already at the top. >> when you read this, you remember where you were, how it affected you? >> no, i don't remember where i was. i'm not sure i know exactly how it affected me, but i do know how everything became the forward effect again, and i can only say that there was no -- there were so few possibilities for women that we were expected to be married by 21 or 22. we were expected to raise children. we were not expected to do anything. we were not expected to make money, and we were not protected against what would happen if we were divorced or someone died. we had no resources to earn our own living, and the vulnerable led us to behave towards men as if they were demagogues. some of them were, maybe, and some of them mayb

. >> prenatal vitamins, radiology, midwife bills, labs and hospital fees and after 15 months of negotiationsof pocket. while she tried to predict costs beforehand so her family could save for her entire pregnancy, even that proved impossible. >> not a single person could give me an estimate of what the cost would be. >> it's even more difficult for women uninsured. >> over $10,000. >> reporter: now mom gave birth to her third child three weeks ago. recently she became self-employed after starting a business with her husband. once pregnant, she realized she wouldn't be able to get insurance and would be responsible for all the costs of her pregnancy and delivery. >> they said, well, we're sorry but you have a pre-existing condition and we can't insure you and then i had a lot of anxiety. >> a difficulty we learned about firsthand after calling a number of hospitals across the country. >> i'm trying to get a price quote for a delivery in your hospital for someone who is uninsured. >> calling the same hospitals at different times yield different prices and costs for the exact same service varie

iemg going -- let's put it inside the covers of new york, so he midwifed this building, a magazine, 30 pages inside new york magazine with the cover on the outside as well as the inside, and it sold out. it was a great exhibition of collaboration of a male mentor and female which we lost site of today thinking only women help women, but why not seek out a sponsor already at the top. >> when you read this, you remember where you were, how it affected you? >> no, i don't remember where i was. i'm not sure i know exactly how it affected me, but i do know how everything became the forward effect again, and i can only say that there was no -- there were so few possibilities for women that we were expected to be married by 21 or 22. we were expected to raise children. we were not expected to do anything. we were not expected to make money, and we were not protected against what would happen if we were divorced or someone died. we had no resources to earn our own living, and the vulnerable led us to behave towards men as if they were demagogues. some of them were, maybe, and some of them mayb

bonhomme, the midwife would have to either come back or the child would have to be taken? >> correct. oftentimes the midwife is are you planning to come back to visit the family, they will do the delivery, and making sure everything is okay, but they will still come back, particularly in bull areas to make sure that things are going along as planned. because of that it is pretty easy to be able to fit into the already scheduled appointments with the midwife. >> thank you. we put into law significant support for the screening, including expanding technical assistance and polity insurance and research additional conditions that may be screened by the state. authorizations for these programs expire at the end of this fiscal year, which is next tuesday. senator hatch and i introduced a bill in july to make improvements to this law, which is what we are talking about. aside from the changes in the bill, can doctor howell, can any of you describe generally just a statement of why this reauthorization of the law is so important? >> first of all, to you for that excellent question