The state board of medical examiners is poised to make more regulations on homebirths in Louisiana. Regardless of what people think may be a good idea for most (like living near a hospital in case of transport) more regulations only hurt midwifery and narrow birth options for women.
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Kristen–You may already be aware, but The New Yorker has a big article about the increasing number of C-sections (current issue). I’ve no idea what the content says, but I’m going to buy a copy on my next trip to Whole Foods.
*sigh* yeah, our midwife sent us a letter.
Kris Harper, the contact person mentioned, is my midwife.
I just scanned the things that they’re proposing to change. I’m sure that it’d have an effect on a lot of moms, but I don’t think it’d really affect my ability…we’re within 10 minutes of a major hospital and I wouldn’t switch to a midwife late in my pregnancy, etc.
that is, my ability to have a homebirth.
*bang head*
Do we know why they want to enact these rules? Were they having problems with bad midwives? Were there a series of complicated deliveries that went badly?