That is it, exactly. Perfectly said!

If that’s true, she is practicing WAY out of scope, and both she and the supervising doctor should have their licenses revoked. That is an egregious breach of protocol that compromises both patient safety and the practice itself. It shows a serious, dangerous lack of judgement on the part of the midwife and the…

CPM, DM, LM, they should all be called “birth attendant” or something, but not midwife.

Common complications in pregnancy and childbirth can lead to medical problems. Those problems can be prevented with medical care. If someone doesn’t want a medical professional around, that’s their choice, but it’s a pretty risky choice. The whole “pregnancy is not a disease!” trope is disingenuous.

A C-section isn’t gonna do you a ton of good if you’ve had health problems since day 1.

Nope, you’re not alone! I actively hate the woo.

American mothers are older, and in poorer health when they get pregnant with their first child than they used to be, which increases risk.. Black women have an appallingly disproportionate rate of maternal mortality in this country, which is one of the drivers of our high rate. These populations need MORE…

Are you really saying that a CNM was performing surgery?

CNM’s are highly educated and highly qualified professionals. Accordingly, over 95% of them practice in hospitals, and they are required to have insurance. There are 14 states that do accept the CPM or DEM, or RM certification. You provided a link to find a CPM without explaining the differences between the types of…

It should also be pointed out that Certified Professional Midwives would not be eligible to call themselves midwives in any other country. The highest education requirement is just a high school diploma. (You read that right.) You only have to attend 50 births and take a test. The majority of them do not carry…

“The fact that the maternal mortality rate is the highest in the developed world is proof that traditional medicine isn’t working,”

She doesn’t even go here!

A-fucking-men.

“It all comes down to how you calculate risks.”

The idea that the hospital is an unnecessary risk is 100% wrong. The perinatal death rate for planned hospital births is .6/1000, while the perinatal death rate for planned out-of-hospital births is 4.8/1000. The death rate for out of hospital births is 800% higher than hospital births-including birth centers. In what…

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When I quit smoking, I told anyone who cared to listen, and quite a few who didn’t. The accountability helped immensely- I’m now smoke free for almost 4 years, and never looking back.

There could be a LOT of confounders there. Longer parental leave is highly correlated with higher socioeconomic status and better medical care. It is very possible that those are the variables that lead to lower infant mortality.

Don’t forget Ben Folds Five, “Song for the Dumped!”

I’m new to the process, so please correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t the buyer have the right to choose the inspector?