, eclectified. Virtually all DVD players will play a CD just by hitting the Play button (the little right facing triangle icon). Typically the fast forward and skip buttons will work as well. Audio will be output either from the RCA white and red connectors on the rear, or from a headphone jack (if it has one).
40 weeks. You will have an appointment at 40 weeks if this is your first baby. Your midwife or doctor should give you more information about what happens if your pregnancy lasts longer than 41 weeks.
I could have had my baby at a hospital & insurance would have paid all but $75 of the bill, but I chose to pay out of pocket for the midwife. It was well worth the price. I prefered my midwife and homebirth over my hospital birth with a Dr. a million times over. But some insurance companies will pay for midwives & some will deliver in birthing centers & hospitals, too. And not all midwives who aren't RN nurse midwives are bad lay midwives.