I really liked the double bind, and I had heard midwives was great. So of course that means I was slightly disappointed with midwives. I waited until I was done with the home birth experience before reading this title, which was the right choice. Here are some thoughts:
I dislike books that end with the narrator explaining that they were writing a book. It's awkward to me and a weird way to end a book in my opinion, see also Mockingjay.
I kept waiting for a big reveal, because of the double bind
I didn't understand the point of having the daughter narrate from an adult perspective, until the end. It had an ominous tone, which was leading you astray, and it ruled out the book being a coming of age story. I guess it was a story about family and the choices we make.

I enjoyed reading it, I couldn't wait to find time to keep reading, the above are merely the reservations I had toward it.

This was the first book I've physically read in a long time, courtesy of the kindle and the public library, and it was good.