CNMs
Home Birth "Common Ground"?
by Amie Newman
January 6, 2011 - 7:36am (Print)
In a less well-known but no less controversial effort to find "common ground" a Home Birth Consensus summit seeks to bridge a divide between those who support and those who oppose expanded access to homebirth.
Illinois' Home Birth Safety Act Awaits Passage
by Amie Newman
January 5, 2011 - 8:37am (Print)
It's the bill advocates are calling "the solution to the Illinois home birth maternity care crisis" and some have been waiting 30 years for its passage. But a strong and active state medical association is blocking the bill at every turn. Why?
U.S. Home Births Rise And It's Not Because of Ricki Lake
by Amie Newman
March 4, 2010 - 8:30pm (Print)
Home births rise in the United States deflating the current myth that women chose out-of-hospital birth for "frivolous, selfish, or trendy reasons."
Refusing to Provide Contraception to Women: Whose 'Right' Is it Anyway?
by Amie Newman
December 11, 2009 - 3:02pm (Print)
To Induce or Not To Induce - Is That The Question?
by Amie Newman
September 30, 2009 - 6:28pm (Print)
Not In Our Name: Midwifery Turf Battle?
by Amie Newman
July 21, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
In health care reform, Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) are seeking federal recognition of their vocation. But will the leadership of the Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM) advocacy organization be their main obstacle?
