meaningful words from a midwife

From The Abundant Life's blog, How I Got Into Midwifery,

...We serve, we serve, we serve, we serve. We love, we help, we massage, we do what she needs, we listen, we advise, we rejoice with her, we grieve with her, we hold her accountable, we search around if there's something she needs, we buy her vitamins if she can't afford them, we stay up late researching for her. A midwife pours her life out for others...

Beautiful...

Midwifery Modernization Act

This was passed on to me by the midwife who attended my home birth:

Here a link to a petition to remove the requirement for a written practice agreement between a licensed midwife and a physician in New York State.

As many of you know this has been a requirement that is extremely restrictive for both midwives and women who want access to their care.

Urge the NY State Legislature to Support the Midwifery Modernization Act Petition : [ powered by iPe

Source: www.ipetitions.com

Petition Urge the NY State Legislature to Support the Midwifery Modernization Act As midwifery consumers and supporters, we urge the NY State Legislature to support the Midwifery Modernization Act.

if your're in IL

please consider lending your support to midwifery legislation in IL: they need supporters on Tuesday, March 3rd at the State Capitol regarding the Home Birth Safety Act. A lot of support is mobilizing against CPM (Certified Practical Midwives) licensure...for info, go here: http://homebirthishealthy.blogspot.com/ and consider calling your legislators

natural birth in the news

A story in today's NJ Star Ledger talks about the films, Orgasmic Birth and The Business of Being Born, the play, Birth, midwives, the Anna Verwaal seminar we had recently and more...