Isn't a Midwife medical? I thought she was when I took my medical training! :P
and your mother would of needed to take you for jabs, check-ups etc..... Maybe you have a fear of hosiptals which is increasing, due to news shock stories.
Plus the world is not "over popultated" it is growing in population, as it has been since man's first few steps. In a recent white paper it was reasoned to believe that the world can withstand a 500% increase in populous.