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Dr. Phil Home Birth Horror Stories!

It has come to our attention that Dr. Phil wants to do a show on Home Birth Horror Stories, or so it appears from this survey . Please take a few minutes to fill it out - let them know not all home births go bad!

American Association of Birth Centers: Breaking News!

The American Association of Birth Centers needs you to take action! Recently, the CMS (the federal agency that runs Medicaid) has stopped paying federal matching funds for state Medicaid payments for freestanding birth center services. This is a payment crisis for birth centers!

Make Your Voice Heard - Act Now!

Raising Women's Voices

Raising Women's Voices is a national initiative to support quality, affordable health care for all. We are working to raise women's voices for the health care we need. Our goal is to engage a broad array of women's health advocates in local, state and national health reform discussions to ensure that women's concerns will be addressed and the health care we get will truly be health care for all.

Ohio Friends of Midwives

The Ohio Friends of Midwives is a non-profit, grassroots, consumer-based organization that supports and promotes midwifery, particularly direct-entry midwifery, as a quality health care option for Ohio women and their families. OFOM serves as an educational resource for the public and those who share an interest in the Midwifery Model of Care. Over 2000 Ohio families have trusted OFOM to help them achieve their desired birth experience.

We have recently celebrated our 10th anniversary of supporting midwifery in Ohio! Visit us at our website, now back on line, at www.ofom.org.

We hope to launch our 2008 Public Education Campaign soon! We envision an Ohio in which women are aware of their option to receive care from a midwife, understand the Midwifery Model of Care and how it can improve their birth experience, know the benefit of giving birth out-of-hospital. We encourage you to join us in our effort to spread the word about midwifery in 2008! To volunteer or become a member today, contact Linda Keller at linda@ofom.org.

The Big Push For Midwives Campaign

The Big Push for Midwives is a nationally coordinated campaign to advocate for regulation and licensure of Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and to push back against the attempts of the American Medical Association Scope of Practice Partnership to deny American families access to legal midwifery care. The Big Push Campaign is the first initiative of the National Birth Policy Coalition (NBPC), which is focused on increasing access to the Midwives Model of Care in all settings, as well as supporting legislative initiatives that promote the autonomous practice of professional midwives, which includes Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) and Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs).

Ohio Families for Safe Birth

A consumer-driven effort to create a statewide coalition of families and professionals promoting legislation and policies grounded in the Midwives Model of Care which support families' access to safe, appropriate, evidence-based care during pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum.

Cincinnati League of Women Voters

Here you can find all the info you need to know who your government reps are, and even info on when and where to vote!

SM - Advocacy

Providing information on birth, homebirth, waterbirth, midwives, doulas, hospital birth, birth education & resources, parenting & breastfeeding support in the Cincinnati area; promoting informed choices about available health care services.