My first grandson was born at Davis-Monthan AFB, by a Midwife (military) in a birthing center. It was all low key, and I was there for the Blessed Event. It was awesome. I was the first civilian to hold that baby!
Las Vegas Valley has several birthing centers, and though they are “attached” to hospitals, they do lessen the stress. And you are correct: pregnancy is NOT an illness, although during the first trimester, the body seems to think so!
More like an invasion.
I did my USAF service from 82-86 at awful Offutt. With all the hospitals in Omaha I could never figure out why most of us didn't get CHAMPUS rather than that hospital whose administration seemed stuck in the 1950s.
82-86. The bad - we were ground zero for a Russian nuke attack and sure to die. The good - Ronald Reagan had just been elected President and we could be proud to do our job.