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ACOG is making me nauseous.

Ugh. That’s how I feel everytime I get another press release from the Big Push for Midwives, or see another blog post from a doula or midwifery blog about what ACOG–the American College of Obstetrics...

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New midwifery school opening in Florida this winter

I’m really excited to share the news that Jennie Joseph’s new midwifery school, Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery, is opening this Winter in Central Florida, near Orlando. I got the chance to...

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Large baby denied insurance coverage, headlines force retraction

I first saw this story over at Unnecesearan, and I’m happy to say that by the time I got to posting about it, some resolution was reached. You can see a video of the news coverage, but basically a baby...

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California pregnancy-related deaths triple in the last decade

A new investigative report released by California Watch reports that maternal mortality rates in California have seen a spike in recent years, almost tripling in the last ten years. To me, there is one...

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Mississippi anti-midwifery bill defeated!

Great news from Mississippi. The bill that had passed the House there and was headed to the Senate was defeated. Woot! For background on the bill go here, and thanks to everyone who took action.

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Wyoming becomes 27th state to legalize Certified Professional Midwives

More good news on the midwifery front, this time from Wyoming! A bill was signed into law there on March 5th, legalizing the practice of Certified Professional Midwives. CPMs are midwives that are...

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Washington state anti-shackling bill signed by Governor

Via Seattle Times: Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday signed a bill that will forbid state prisons, county jails and juvenile correctional facilities from shackling nearly all female inmates who are in...

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On Radio Bilingue this afternoon, 3:30 pm EST, talking about maternal health

I’ll be a guest on Radio Bilingue this afternoon, talking about maternal health and the situation for childbirth in the United States. You can listen to the program here. It will be in Spanish! I’ll...

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Proof that anti-abortion laws hurt ALL pregnant women

We’re only just starting to see the impacts of new extreme anti-abortion legislation that has been passed around the country. As I argue in this post, these laws also restrict the choices of women who...

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California extends shackling ban for pregnant incarcerated women

For three years now advocates in California have been working to extend the ban on shackling pregnant incarcerated women to include shackling during transport as well as labor and delivery. The ban on...

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