Family midwives, as employees of the health department, support pregnant women, families, mothers, and their children who would otherwise not have access to public health services. They perform a role that lies between midwifery and social work, yet they are hardly prepared for this task. Eva Schneider explores the specific activities that family midwives engage in, how they experience their work, and whether the rudimentary training is sufficient to handle these responsibilities. The interviews conducted are of impressive intensity and are presented in numerous excerpts in the empirical section of the book.