Tag Archives: midwifery

Homebirth on the rise

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Homebirth is on the rise!  Between 2004 and 2008 homebirths in the U.S. rose 20%. This still represents a pretty small number of the total U.S. births – only about 1%.  Still, the increase is significant. The rise in homebirths … Continue reading →

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Bay area reproductive groups

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

My web browser is currently a hopeless string of open tabs.  There are the ones I always have open – my email, this blog, the National Weather Service forecast; there are the ones about moving to San Francisco – the … Continue reading →

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Not jumping to conclusions

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Local news has reported a bit more of Amy Medwin’s story. As I speculated the other day, sadly there does seem to have been some injury to a baby. I’m not actually willing to speculate whether this indicates any wrongdoing … Continue reading →

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More about the midwife arrest

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

A lot of people are landing on my little blog searching for information about the midwife who was arrested in North Carolina. Welcome! I’ve dug up a little more for you.  I found a record of Amy Medwin’s arrest on … Continue reading →

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North Carolina midwife arrested

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

There’s sad news this week that a North Carolina midwife has been arrested for practicing without a license.  But North Carolina does not legally recognize Certified Professional Midwives.  This is why state legislation protecting midwives is so important. The press … Continue reading →

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Mass. midwifery bill

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

I might not live in Massachusetts anymore, but I still want my midwives’ profession to be recognized and protected, and I still want people having babies in Massachusetts to have access to midwifery.  Here’s the latest on the midwifery bill … Continue reading →

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Moving to San Francisco

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Personal change? What personal change?  I’m moving to San Francisco!  My partner, my daughter, and I are moving to San Francisco.  In less than 2 weeks. My partner got a really sweet job out there and after lengthy discussions about … Continue reading →

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Midwifery in Illinois

Posted on November 15, 2010 by

The legal situation for midwifery varies from state to state.  It affects whether or how midwives can practice and whether or how women can access midwifery care.  Word has gone out today that midwifery advocates working in Illinois need help … Continue reading →

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Claiming your own authority

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

It feels important to me to highlight a thread from the comments on my post about fighting for breastfeeding.  I shall indulge in quoting myself: in a hospital it becomes very easy to slip into seeing the doctors as the … Continue reading →

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Reading list

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

This week has been a rough scramble to dig my way back out of the hole my to-do list fell into last week aka family sickness week.  All my grand plans to write many posts in honor of Bridget’s first … Continue reading →

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