Empowered Birth

Another great article about motherhood: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/glennon-melton/mommy-wars_b_1210602.html

So frustrating but hopefully we can make this right.

VPR News: Regional Report: Women Still Face Insurance Barriers To Home Births Vermont midwives applauded passage of a bill last year that required insurance companies to cover home births. But the bill isn't living up to expectations, because many midwives do not meet quali

Very short, clever reminder about the importance of privacy in labor.

Failure To Progress: The Movie [video] at Being Pregnant Ha! This video is a great illustration of why labor sometimes stalls in the hospital.

S.15 (the bill requiring insurance companies to cover midwifery services) passed the House Health Care Committee with a unanimous vote on Monday! Anyone interested in helping it pass the last hurdle can come to Room 11 on the first floor
of the Statehouse between 8:30 and 8:45 TOMORROW.