http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2008/12/new-editorial-on-birth-choices Daily dose of women's health news and media analysis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2008/12/new-editorial-on-birth-choices/comment-page-1#comment-828 Lauren Whitehead Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:26:31 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=2749#comment-828 When will the powers that be wake up and see that implementing midwifery licensure and making the midwifery model of care available to more women will both improve the well-being of women and children while saving money. It's a perfect solution to a HUGE problem and only the stubbornness of doctors, who have no evidentiary leg to stand on, prevents us from it. I had a homebirth in February that was an amazing, powerful, safe, wonderful experience. My daughter is breastfed and thriving at 9 months, and I am healthy and well, too. When will the powers that be wake up and see that implementing midwifery licensure and making the midwifery model of care available to more women will both improve the well-being of women and children while saving money. It’s a perfect solution to a HUGE problem and only the stubbornness of doctors, who have no evidentiary leg to stand on, prevents us from it. I had a homebirth in February that was an amazing, powerful, safe, wonderful experience. My daughter is breastfed and thriving at 9 months, and I am healthy and well, too.

]]> http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2008/12/new-editorial-on-birth-choices/comment-page-1#comment-827 labornurse@nursingjobs.org Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:51:22 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=2749#comment-827 Rachel, you forgot to add the the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology supports homebirth. Rachel, you forgot to add the the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology supports homebirth.

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