Studies, like the Wax Paper, that include high-risk ACCIDENTAL out-of-hospital births are going to show worse outcomes than studies that exclusively evaluate low-risk PLANNED out of hospital births with a skilled midwife. These more relevant studies show no difference in risk to the baby.
TIME Magazine (Sept. 4, 2010) - "But now a campaign is under way to expand state licensing of CPMs, which would not only grant mothers increased access to home births, midwives say, but also make them safer. Momentum appears to be growing ... that has not gone unnoticed by the medical establishment."
A SOUTH DAKOTA mother walked across the state to raise awareness about lack of access to Certified Professional Midwives. Hundreds joined her in support for change in state law.
WYOMING Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed legislation into law to regulate and license CPMs in March 2010.
ON THE GROUND: August 2010 status of Certified Professional Midwives
Certified Professional Midwives NOW
Photo courtesy of Alabama Birth Coalition
The Big Push for Midwives Campaign provides vital “labor” support to the courageous mothers and midwives nationwide, who sacrifice so much in pushing forward the national movement for out-of-hospital maternity care and birth options.
The Big Push helps individuals and coalitions to expand the strength and reach of their shared message, as well as many other critically needed services). Providing public policy and public education experience, highlighting strategies and best practices that have worked, and discussing tactics to avoid that have proven ineffective, the Big Push for Midwives is empowering states to advocate more efficiently and effectively for Certified Professional Midwives regulation.
The Big Push helps the generous people of the PushStates, who are incredibly hard-working and dedicated volunteer advocates. They give the enormous gifts of their personal resources today so their children and grandchildren will have the freedom to select legal Certified Professional Midwives tomorrow.
If you have time, treasure, or talent to give, please Join Your State Group! They need you. Help the mothers and midwives in your state, and get involved in whatever way you can: Plan and participate in lobby days, rallies, in-person meetings, hand-written letter-writing parties, bake sales, trivia nights, walks for midwives … whether you want something that takes you 10 minutes or 10 hours to complete, your state group needs your help today.
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