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Why Are We Asking Doctors if Women Should Have Midwives?
Shouldn’t women decide if women have midwives? Two weeks ago, I was bumped from a national radio show (I still love you, Diane Rehm!) as a consumer advocate for a final panel that was made up of the...
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Kentucky Birth Monopoly: Begging for Birth Centers
This week, Kentucky families won a victory when a circuit court reversed a decision that had prevented a proposed birth center in Elizabethtown from moving forward. The original denial was based on...
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Iowa Birth Monopoly: Hospitals Block Birth Center
A midwife from Iowa sent me a note after I published “Kentucky Birth Monopoly: Begging for Birth Centers,” in which I shared the laudable decision of a circuit court judge to reject three Kentucky...
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Three Things Your Doula Can’t Tell You
I love and adore doulas. I think they are indispensable, and I wish every mother had access to an awesome doula. Having a doula lowers your chances of a C-section by a whopping 28% (!) and support...
View ArticleIs the doula’s role changing?
In response to my article “Three Things Your Doula Can’t Tell You,” Doula Trainings International offered the statement at bottom. I believe this is an important discussion to have, as I share this...
View ArticleMissouri (City withheld) – L&D nurse
[2005-2014] L&D nurse for 10 years. I’ve seen disrespect and abuse. I’ve repeatedly written up a doctor for physically assaulting patients. He was very aggressive at deliveries and wanted everyone...
View ArticleNebraska (Omaha) – Doula
[2014] I’m a birth doula in Omaha. Last summer, I witnessed an abusive birth. Mom was being induced and was laboring very nicely. She was sitting on the edge of the bed in her room, working through a...
View ArticleWest Virginia (Wheeling) – Registered Nurse & Mother
[2014] I am an RN. I was laughed at by the OB dr [while giving birth in 2014]. She prolapsed my cord, screamed at my doula, and immediately after surgery laughed and said “I ruined your birth but at...
View ArticleConnecticut (City withheld) – Doula & Student Midwife
[2013-2015] I am a student midwife and doula. The abuse in the hospital is so accepted because of the pervasive power dynamics that too often go unchallenged. Every time there is an intervention...
View ArticleAlabama (City withheld) – Doula
I am a birth doula in Alabama, and I had a client who didn’t want cervical checks, who told the nurses and doctor she would request one if she felt she’d like that information but otherwise she would...
View ArticleProtected: Disrespect & Abuse in Maternity Care: Nurses Speak Out
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Why Are We Asking Doctors if Women Should Have Midwives?
Shouldn’t women decide if women have midwives? Two weeks ago, I was bumped from a national radio show (I still love you, Diane Rehm!) as a consumer advocate for a final panel that was made up of the...
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Nurses: Women “Fabricating” Birth Trauma?
Recently, a nurse left a lengthy comment on my website in response to an article where I had encouraged women to recognize their value, and demand that others respect them for it—and especially in...
View ArticleNurse: Women are “Fabricating” Traumatic Birth Stories
Recently, a nurse left a lengthy comment on my website in response to an article where I had encouraged women to recognize their value, and demand that others respect them for it—and especially in...
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Mom Sues for Bait & Switch in Maternity Care
You may have seen Caroline Malatesta’s story on Yahoo! Parenting. It’s a story that will hit home for a lot of people who have experienced maternity care mistreatment: Caroline says that the services...
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Doctor, You’re Not Listening
Earlier this month, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a well-researched article on traumatic childbirth (“In traumatic childbirth, women say a healthy baby isn’t the only thing that matters“). The...
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Why Are We Asking Doctors if Women Should Have Midwives?
Shouldn’t women decide if women have midwives? Two weeks ago, I was bumped from a national radio show (I still love you, Diane Rehm!) as a consumer advocate for a final panel that was made up of the...
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Kentucky Birth Monopoly: Begging for Birth Centers
This week, Kentucky families won a victory when a circuit court reversed a decision that had prevented a proposed birth center in Elizabethtown from moving forward. The original denial was based on...
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Iowa Birth Monopoly: Hospitals Block Birth Center
A midwife from Iowa sent me a note after I published “Kentucky Birth Monopoly: Begging for Birth Centers,” in which I shared the laudable decision of a circuit court judge to reject three Kentucky...
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Truth & Not Truth on Kentucky’s SB85 to License Midwives
The stunningly inaccurate information about SB85 (a bill to license Certified Professional Midwives) from the Kentucky Medical Association: The truth about SB85 from the Kentucky Home Birth Coalition:...
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