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Ina May Gaskin Lecture
Posted On 11/14/2009 03:24:09 by katekatahdin
I'm very excited that Ina May Gaskin is coming to Duke University, East campus, Durham, NC December 5th at 7pm. Copies of her new book, Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding will be available at the lecture. Come hear Ina May speak. North Carolina is now 50th in the nation on Infant Mortality. Ina May will be sharing her wisdom about about breastfeeding and the role that midwives can play in reversing this trend. The event will be a Fundraiser for Certified Professional Midwives. Please see the... Read More



The Farm
Posted On 09/02/2009 21:56:14 by AmyO
I just received my welcome packet for the Midwifery assistant course on The Farm! I am so excited to work with and meet Ina May what an amazing experience this is going to be. I can;t wait to be able to utilize all of the skills I will learn there!... Read More



Open letter to ACOG from Dr. Stuart Fischbein
Posted On 06/26/2008 13:06:02 by DebbyS
June 23, 2008

Douglas H. Kirkpatrick, MD
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
PO Box 96920
Washington, DC 20090-2188

Dear Sir:

I am a practicing OB/ GYN in southern California and Fellow of ACOG and recently was informed by midwife colleagues of your recommendation and encouragement for the AMA to lobby Congress for a law banning out of hospital birth. It is disturbing to me that I had to hear of this decision from outside sour... Read More



Missouri Midwives Win Victory
Posted On 06/25/2008 09:03:26 by DebbyS
The Missouri Supreme Court handed down a victory for Missouri Certified Professional Midwives. A lower court had ruled against a law slipped into a bill on insurance last year. The law simply stated, "376.1753. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person who holds current ministerial or tocological certification by an organization accredited by the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) may provide services as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396 r-6(b)(4)(E)(ii)(I)."

Don... Read More