American College of Nurse-Midwives

I, too, was happy to see that she is birthing with a CNM and took childbirth classes. Hopefully this will be a positive hospital birth story with a lot of eyes watching.

Awesome! I hope this is one step in the right direction for good CNM publicity!

Wonder which hosp... can't wait to hear about it!

I already did!!!

The celebrity angle is disappointing, but there are some positive aspects to the article. For example: "They are educated women who do a lot of research, that are making this choice because of what they believe is a better choice for them."

Simone, I agree with you. Unfortunately, our society is more likely to embrace something if their favorite celeb is doing it. Silly, I know, but tt benefits us all if people want to emulate their favorite star and have a "birth party" at home.

I can't tell from the info here - where is this birth center located?

Where is this located?

This is located in Eugene/Springfield, Oregon. Visit the ACNM facebook page for more info from our fan Katharine Gallagher.

Many of the 29 countries with lower infant mortality rates than U.S has more midwifes in charge of low risk birth than U.S... Conclucion, midwifes is the solution.

And clients who see midwives for care are more likely to return for care, since someone really listened! There are good statistics that group prenatal care helps high risk women in low socio-economic communities recognize PTL sooner and also help each other to avoid bad habits that contribute to causing PTL.

I did it naked! I guess that's why I am now finishing the midwifery program thru Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing!

What ever the woman wnts to wear, or not is fine with me. I chose hospital gowns both times - nothing to clean or discard after.

This is scary...and sad. Does this mean that in Montana, CNMs can't have admitting privileges?

It should definately be up to the Mom and her sig. other. She should be concerned with labor, not serving as a hostess. I do to beleive many family members, friends or whoever can slow down labor by becoming over bearing. I seen women do doing a great job with family coaches, but too many all trying to help at the same time can become a coaching ... Read Morecompetition, overwhelming mom. Mom is be told to do this, no do that, no do this, you don't want that and my favorite in their interpretation of monitoring, telling mom how bad they pain should be, encouraging pain levels to rise faster thus less tolerance of labor. Some are there just to see, not to encourage, but don't won't to miss one thing. Some women want their mom, but then MIL wants in too, because it's her grandchild too, seen those arguments pleanty of times, but it is the mom's body being exposed and her amount of modesty that matters. Some will invite the world with no problems, other say if you were not at the conception, then you can't be at the birth
Some Dads are just not that into it, others are great, then some try to be in sole control of the whole thing, believing they know nore than they do, telling their wives what they will or won't do (abusive I'd bet). Some are just scared of the unknown.
The local hospitals have limited the numbers to four visitors at a time to help keep the mom from being swallowed by all the support people. Some adhere, others don't.
I try to keep crowd control by getting close to mom and just ask her . So many say they just need to rest some. so Mom & chosen support person stay in the room, the others are out to the waiting room. In a ten minues, they one by one start in trickle back into the room.
I am surprised by Odent. He must to educate the Dads more during the pregnancy. I believe some Dad are just looking for attention too when they talk about how they will pass out, don't know if they can handle the blood. For some undlying factors may make this true, attention seeking reminds us they are an important part of situation too, so "don't forget about me."