Alan,

It terms of a gp, I switched to a female when we were trying ttc because I haben't really been very happy with the male gp's I have found and I felt more comfortable talking with a female, because I felt they understood better.

However, when it comes to my antenatal care I wanted to definitely stick to midwife care rather than seeing an ob. Even though this is our 1st child I have the perception that a midwife would care more about me, my husband and my baby and an ob would be more interested in the facts than the people.

So as far as the midwife being male or female this really wouldn't matter to me. I have read a lot of your posts throughout the forums and the responses you have given seem really helpful and indepth and even though you know the answers to the questions and they seems obvious to you you give a thorough answer and don't treat the person as an idiot because they don't know the answer.

I think I would be comfortable working with you or another male. I feel like the fact you are a midwife shows that you are passionate about what you do and that you really care (why else would anyone be in this profession).