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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: Tandem Care ~ Home Birth in Sheep's Clothing
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Sunday, October 19, 2014. Tandem Care Home Birth in Sheep's Clothing. There's a new term in town aimed at marketing. Home birth as a safe option. It’s called 'Tandem Care '. And it was developed by Lansing-area obstetrician Dr. Nancy Herta. It’s a little-known alternative for local mothers who want to attempt a home birth with a midwife but still want to have access to the latest medical developments," explains a recent article published in Lansing's City Pul. Se: "Born This W. I've read City P ulse's.
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: Take Action
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Please join us in achieving our goals! Goal 1: Share Information and Raise Awareness. We will use this blog to inform women of issues related to birthing choices in the greater Lansing area,. Michigan, and nationally. You can help spread the word by following our blog, commenting on posts, linking to us on your Facebook page or blog and - most importantly - by talking about these issues with friends. You may also find us on Twitter: @SaferMidwifery. Get in touch with us! Use the contact tab. We would lik...
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: What We're Seeking: Safety Protocols for Out of Hospital Birth
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012. What We're Seeking: Safety Protocols for Out of Hospital Birth. Out-of-hospital birth should be an option for low risk pregnancies, and it should be practiced within a defined scope of practice, by educated, licensed care providers. Some of the major problems with this, lie in the fact that MI has no guidelines for defining low-risk versus high-risk. Does out-of-hospital birth carry more risks than a birth in the hospital setting? Yes, by proximity alone. A dead or injured baby...
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: We are seeking
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We are a group of families in the Lansing area advocating for improved standards and safer midwifery practices in the state of Michigan. Our goal is to share information about political movements, talk about real-life experiences and engage in conversations about maternity care. We want to improve overall outcomes for all families - regardless of caregiver or place of birth - in our state. We value choices under safe circumstances and with responsible caregivers. 8729; Informed Consent. 8729; Licensed bi...
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: What We're Seeking: Standards for Education
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012. What We're Seeking: Standards for Education. What We're Seeking" is a bi-weekly series that expands upon Safer Midwifery for Michigan's statement of purpose. This week's post examines the need for consistent, high standards in the education of all midwives. Think about your profession. Are you a plumber? Consider the range of qualities among your colleagues. If you are going to hire a lawyer, do you want to hire a mediocre lawyer who was trained at a questionable school? Sure, b...
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: Birth Stories
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I let go of my self-righteousness and had a Cesarean delivery — and I'm thankful for it. May 2, 2012. A Near Death Birth Story. New York Times May 2012. I started my pregnancy like I imagine most women do - I asked a few friends where they had their babies, chose one of the two hospitals in our area and started going to prenatal visits. Over the next few months, I started researching natural birth. After watching The Business of Being Born. 8221; Worry had started to creep in after everyone made comments...
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: What We're Seeking: Is your midwife insured?
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012. What We're Seeking: Is your midwife insured? What We're Seeking" is a bi-weekly series that expands upon Safer Midwifery for Michigan's statement of purpose. This week's post examines the issue of malpractice insurance, or lack thereof, and its implications for the practice. Of midwifery in Michigan. No one likes to consider bad outcomes when they’re expecting a baby and often they ask the question much too late, does my midwife have insurance? She can have repeated outcomes of d...
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: The hospital is "only" 12 minutes away
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012. The hospital is "only" 12 minutes away. When clients at an out-of-hospital birth center ask their midwives, "What would happen if there were an emergency," they are greeted with the calming notion that, " The hospital is only 12 minutes away. Women are often reassured that a short ambulance ride somehow means that care is close enough to feel comfortable when embarking upon out-of-hospital birth. The time it takes for the ambulance to be called. The time it takes to load. The tim...
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: Danger: Audra Post, CPM
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Thursday, June 19, 2014. Danger: Audra Post, CPM. Willow Tree Family Center's. Provider Directory proudly features:. Audra Post, CPM. Naming her stats as follows:. What is conveniently missing from this list of made up statistics? Her death and injury rate of course. Perhaps Audra should name how many of her transfers were too late. Perhaps her cesarean rate should be higher, and just maybe more babies would be alive. Such as, ". Audra, what on earth are you thinking? Have you forgotten us? And he "wasn'...
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Safer Midwifery for Michigan: Top 10 Reasons Why HB 5070 Will do More Harm Than Good for MI Families
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Top 10 Reasons Why HB 5070 Will do More Harm Than Good for MI Families. There is nothing in this bill that requires midwives practicing outside a hospital to report their outcomes for out of hospital birth. There is no reliable data to evaluate safety or efficiency of out of hospital birth and NO way for families to reliably know the past record of outcomes for a midwife she hires. House Bill 5070 also proposes to establish a new board within LARA (Licensing and Regulatory Affa...
