Showing posts with label midwifery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label midwifery. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Call Harri Anne Smith NOW!

Wiregrass Ladies! We need your help, NOW! From the Alabama Birth Coalition:
Dear ABC Supporters,

Although yesterday was a good day in Montgomery and we talked to many senators who said they will support SB414, as of this moment, we do not have the majority we will need for our bill to pass the Senate.

If your senator is on the following list, please make a call today or tomorrow and ask him/her to vote yes on SB414, the bill to license Certified Professional Midwives in Alabama:

• Scott Beason, district 17
• Roger Bedford, district 6
• Ben Brooks, district 35
• Steve French, district 15
• Rusty Glover, district 34
• Del Marsh, district 12
• Larry Means, district 10
• Hinton Mitchem, district 9
• Harri Anne Smith, district 29

Calling takes only a few minutes but can make a huge impact!

CALL Harri Anne today!


http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senators/senatebios/sd029.html

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

SB 414!


Now is the time for action!!!

From the Alabama Birth Coalition:

We have made monumental strides with our legislative effort this session, and now we need your help! Senate Bill 414, the bill to license Certified Professional Midwives in Alabama, will pass out of committee and be brought to the Senate floor for a vote within the coming week or two. Before the vote, our Senators need to hear the message loud and clear: Alabama families support licensed midwives.

We urgently need each of our supporters, their friends and family to call their state senator and ask him/her to vote yes on SB414!

Each and every phone call is vital to successful passage of the bill in the Senate. One does not need to have had (or plan to have) a midwife-assisted birth--anyone can still voice their desire for Alabama families to have that option. Please do not be intimidated by the idea of calling your legislator. Legislators do not know what their constituents want if they do not hear from them. Believe me, they will be hearing from our opposition so it is extremely important that they hear from constituents in even larger numbers.


CALL CALL!!!!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

A great website

I just found this great website!

Are you using the right type of healthcare provider for your pregnancy? Take this quiz and find out!

http://www.delivermybaby.org/

Monday, September 28, 2009

Dothan Meeting - Why Midwives?


Join the Wiregrass Birth Network in Dothan for a discussion on the importance of CPM's in the maternal health circle of care providers with Shannon Burdeshaw, ALMA President.

The Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) is the professional midwifery organization for out-of-hospital midwives in Alabama.

ALMA is gearing up for a heck of a year here in Alabama. We are trying to educate a new lobbyist, talking with legislators again and rallying the troops for fundraising initiatives.

ABC and ALMA are working feverishly to legalize Certified Professional Midwifery and increase access to care in YOUR state.

For more information, visit these websites:
www.alabamamidwivesalliance.org
www.alabamabirthcoalition.org

Thursday, October 29, 2009
10:00am - 12:00pm

Episcopal Church of the Nativity
205 Holly Lane
Dothan, Alabama


Contact us at: wiregrassbirthnetwork@gmail.com
Visit us on the web at: www.wiregrassbirthnetwork.webs.com

Ft. Rucker Meeting - Why Midwives?


Join the Wiregrass Birth Network in Ft. Rucker for a discussion on the importance of CPM's in the maternal health circle of care providers with Shannon Burdeshaw, ALMA President.

The Alabama Midwives Alliance (ALMA) is the professional midwifery organization for out-of-hospital midwives in Alabama.

ALMA is gearing up for a heck of a year here in Alabama. We are trying to educate a new lobbyist, talking with legislators again and rallying the troops for fundraising initiatives.

ABC and ALMA are working feverishly to legalize Certified Professional Midwifery and increase access to care in YOUR state.

For more information, visit these websites:
www.alabamamidwivesalliance.org
www.alabamabirthcoalition.org

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
10:00am - 12:00pm
Allen Heights Neighborhood Center, Fort Rucker, AL


Contact us at: wiregrassbirthnetwork@gmail.com
Visit us on the web at: www.wiregrassbirthnetwork.webs.com

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Walk for Midwives


MORE INFORMATION ON SPECIFICS COMING SOON - BUT HERE IS SOME GENERAL INFORMATION!

On October 3, we’ll be joining citizens in communities across the state to help raise funds and awareness as we work for greater access to midwives and better maternity care in Alabama. 

The Walk for Midwives is part of the Alabama Birth Coalition’s campaign to raise $55,000 to support our vital public policy and educational work. A nonprofit, all-volunteer, grassroots organization, the Alabama Birth Coalition relies on the generous support of our sponsors and individual donors to make this work possible.

Get Ready to Walk!

Here’s what you need to do:

Pre-register by September 17 to let us know you’re coming and guarantee your free t-shirt size. Just fill out the registration form and mail it with your donation to Alabama Birth Coalition, PO Box 121, Montevallo, AL 35115. Or you can make a secure donation online via PayPal on our website at alabamabirthcoalition.org and email your registration info to alabamabirth@gmail.com.

Can’t pre-register? That’s okay! You can also register after September 17 all the way up until the day of the Walk. Those registering after September 17 will receive free t-shirts based on availability.

Invite your loved ones to walk with you. This will be a fun, casual event, suitable for all ages, so bring the family with you!

Ask your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors to sponsor you in the Walk! Just fill out the Sponsor form and bring it along with cash or check donations to the Walk. Your sponsors can also donate online at our website, alabamabirthcoalition.org. Every gift makes a huge difference for our work.

And did you hear? A generous donor has offered up to $25,000 in matching funds for donations to the Walk for Midwives! That means every dollar you and your sponsors give will be matched, dollar for dollar!

To receive a registration form, please email me at apmotz@comcast.net.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

The Safety Of Planned Home Birth With Registered Midwife


I found yet another article today about the SAFETY of homebirth... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/162421.php

The risk of infant death following planned home birth attended by a registered midwife does not differ from that of a planned hospital birth, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).


While reading through some of the study - this immediately stood out at me:

The rate of perinatal death per 1000 births was 0.35 in the group of planned home births. The rate in the group of planned hospital births was 0.57 among women attended by a midwife and 0.64 among those attended by a physician.

It also found that babies benefited from homebirth:

Newborns in the home-birth group were less likely than those in the midwife-attended hospital-birth group to require resuscitation at birth or oxygen therapy beyond 24 hours. They were also less likely to have meconium aspiration.

Another great point found that those who planned a home birth were significantly less likely to have a third- or fourth-degree perineal tear. I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume this has something to do with the rate of epidurals and episiotomies in hospitals.

To sum up...

Women who planned a home birth had a significantly lower risk of obstetric interventions and adverse outcomes, including augmentation of labour, electronic fetal monitoring, epidural analgesia, assisted vaginal delivery, cesarean section, hemorrhage, and infection.


Need anyone say more? I didn't think so.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Push Summit 2009 in Birmingham!


Push Summit 2009 in Birmingham!

The Big Push for Midwives, is holding “Push Summit 2009” in Birmingham from July 12-14. The nation’s best and brightest midwifery advocates will be convening to discuss state- and national-level strategies for licensure of Certified Professional Midwives.

The summit is expected to draw national media attention.

If you want to be more involved in our state’s licensing effort, this will be an informative event. You may register here.

Please note that they are offering a discounted rate for students who wish to attend.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Easy as A B C...

http://www.alabamabirthcoalition.org/

Check out the Alabama Birth Coalition! Get involved... it is YOUR right to birth!