Our current legislative campaign aims to license Certified Professional Midwives in IA.
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- Friends of Iowa Midwives Labor...
Racoon River Park Coneflower C
Monday, September 7 at 4:00pm
Friends of Iowa Midwives
This beautiful calendar features babies born at home in Iowa, and families' stories about why they chose home birth. Calendars
are only $10, and make wonderful gifts! Order one for yourself or a
loved one, or sponsor a calendar for your state senator or
representative. Our goal is to get a calendar to every member of the
Iowa legislature.
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Friends of Iowa Midwives 2010 Born at Home in Iowa Calendars are available now! Order one for yourself, for a gift, or sponsor a calendar for your legislator. Only $10!
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Friends of Iowa Midwives Please submit your homebirth photos to foimcalendar@yahoo.com by Monday so they can be included in our awesome 2010 calendar!
Friends of Iowa Midwives Have you had a home birth in Iowa? We are looking for photos of home born babies and their families for our 2010 Calendar! Submit photos to foimcalendar@yahoo.com by Monday Nov. 23!
Friends of Iowa Midwives If you don't know who your Legislators are, take a few minutes and find out! If you have a few MORE minutes, drop them a note, and let them know that you look forward to hearing about their support for Certified Professional Midwives this next session. Introduce yourself! It's important that they hear from their const...ituents, asking for them to support Certified Professional Midwives, and out-of-hospital birth!
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Friends of Iowa Midwives For those of you that missed the potluck, you missed a GOOD TIME. Check out pictures of the event! We raised almost $1800 to further our cause towards licensed midwives in our state.
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Friends of Iowa Midwives Would like to encourage anyone who took pictures to post them to the fan page here. We would love to see the potluck through the eyes of our fans!
Friends of Iowa Midwives Just a reminder that there is a detour to the park entrance but it is easy to follow and clearly marked, so you can still get there from either way on Grand or Railroad. Just follow the signs!
Friends of Iowa Midwives Did you remember everything? Potluck dish? (check). Spoons, drinks and napkins? (check). Checkbook? (check). A need to par-tay???? (DOUBLE CHECK!!). The day is gonna start out with the opening of the auction, a set by James Biehn and friends, then some Brazilian martial arts, followed by some bellydancing, ending the e...vening with another set by James Biehn and friends. I can't WAIT to see everyone there!
Friends of Iowa Midwives I can't wait to meet everyone today! Look for the steering committee members, wearing our 'Make Midwives Legal' T-shirts. It's going to be an awesome day of music, capoeira, bellydancing, and of course the ENORMOUS silent auction! We have over 60 items up for bid! Including a wonderful family photo session from a wonde...rful Iowa City photographer. Check out her blog posting on FOIM!
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My good friend Abby has openly and eloquently shared her experiences about the birth of her first child on her blog, Let’s Talk About Birth, Baby!She doesn’t hold back details and talks about the nitty gritty. ...
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Amazing Supporters Come Through for Us!
We have been overwhelmed by the response we have had from individuals and businesses who have donated their skills, items, and talent for our fundraiser. With their help we have compiled a diverse Silent Auction for our Labor Day event! We wanted to give you a sneak peek of the au...ction catalog so you can plan ahead and see what will be available for your bids!
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We have been overwhelmed by the response we have had from individuals and businesses who have donated their skills, items, and talent for our fundraiser. With their help we have compiled a diverse Silent Auction for our Labor Day event! ...
Friends of Iowa Midwives the Potluck and Silent Auction (which has over 50 items for bid!) is this coming Monday! Come out, meet FOIM, maybe some midwives, watch some Capoiera, some Bellydancing, and James Biehn and Friends! It's gonna be a rockin' good time!
Friends of Iowa Midwives Des Moines Register did a piece on natural birth in Central Iowa. Check it out!
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Tucked in a backyard in the Roosevelt neighborhood of Des Moines is a resource for learning about natural birth. You won't find a copy of the best-seller 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' in Amy
Friends of Iowa Midwives Check this blog post - it outlines why this new study is above and beyond any study we have had before. Things are looking good for research regarding homebirth safety!
www.scienceandsensibility.org
A new era of home birth research
Honorable Representatives and Senators of the State of Iowa - I am not necessarily your constituent. In fact, unless your name is Peter Cownie or Pat Murphy, I'm not...
