http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/09/the-big-push-birmingham-hosts-national-midwifery-conference/ News, Entertainment & Points of View Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:54:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/09/the-big-push-birmingham-hosts-national-midwifery-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-2906 jewishjoy123 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:07:20 +0000 http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=6728#comment-2906 Wow! This is such an important issue to Alabama mothers...we want our midwives free to give us the births we want, need, and deserve. Thanks for writng such an imformative article. Wow! This is such an important issue to Alabama mothers…we want our midwives free to give us the births we want, need, and deserve. Thanks for writng such an imformative article.

]]> http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/09/the-big-push-birmingham-hosts-national-midwifery-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 jewishjoy123 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:05:33 +0000 http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=6728#comment-2905 Great article! Great article!

]]> http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/09/the-big-push-birmingham-hosts-national-midwifery-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-2896 digg » Blog Archive » 2009 PushSummit: Free the Midwives! Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:22:51 +0000 http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=6728#comment-2896 [...] Birmingham Weekly reported this week that advocates from over 13 states will gather in Birmingham to share strategies, both [...] [...] Birmingham Weekly reported this week that advocates from over 13 states will gather in Birmingham to share strategies, both [...]

]]> http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/09/the-big-push-birmingham-hosts-national-midwifery-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 Amanda Martin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:45:42 +0000 http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=6728#comment-2881 This is such an important issue for the women of Alabama! Women MUST be given the CHOICE to choose out-or-hospital birth assisted by a professional, a CPM. Just look at the stats in countries like Sweden, where the Midwifery Model of Care is used. Lowest rates of cesareans, lowest rates of infant and maternal mortality, lowest rates of epidural use, etc. This is such an important issue for the women of Alabama! Women MUST be given the CHOICE to choose out-or-hospital birth assisted by a professional, a CPM. Just look at the stats in countries like Sweden, where the Midwifery Model of Care is used. Lowest rates of cesareans, lowest rates of infant and maternal mortality, lowest rates of epidural use, etc.

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