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• Oct. 24, 2007 - Looking for a Midwife

The state of Ohio's midwives are in a BAD position. This puts us the families that home birth in a bad position!
Please consider doing what you can to promote CHOICES in birth in your own state!

To all supporters of homebirth and women’s rights,

On Friday afternoon, my house was raided by the local police with a
search warrant for all of my midwifery supplies, equipment, charts,
records, textbooks, etc , along with some of my personal belongings,
(many hundreds of dollars) claiming that I was violating Ohio code of
practicing medicine without a license, practicing nursing without a
license and using titles that I did not have.

I have not been officially charged yet but the search warrant is
usually the last thing done in an investigation, so they will soon be
prepared to charge me.

All who care about a woman’s right to choose WHERE and WITH WHOM they
give birth need to be aware that their choices are being taken away
from them at this very moment.

As a CPM, I have done all that I can to be accountable and regulated,
but without State regulation, ANY midwife is vulnerable to this kind
of persecution. It could be YOUR midwife next!

This is devistating to my calling, to my kids, my husband and all who
I have served. Because of the trauma it has caused to my family, I no
longer will practice as a midwife.

It’s too late for me to be protected under the law, through licensure
and a midwifery board but it’s not too late for the other wonderful
midwives providing selfless care to you and others.

Now is the time to come together and make a change. Before this
happens again!

• Oct. 24, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by stillearning

Hi, Where did you hear about this raid? You're so very close to MI, can you find a good midwife that will serve here legally? I've heard of ladies having midwives come from IN that is why I am asking. Of course it would be ideal if you didn't have to do that!

I go to a natural birthing center within a hospital, albeit it's the ONLY one in Ohio that is like it :(. But I use a midwife and have had 3 of my children there with no problems because they practice under a Dr. (liability) But I see the problem if you homebirth! We REALLY need new laws here! Do you know anyone we could contact or write to?

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• Oct. 25, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Hello, This is aweful that woman are losing their freedom of choice of environment to birth their children. I'm so sorry that this happened to you. You will be in my prayers! I pray that you will not be into to much trouble. God Bless!

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