The Idea that it was “illegal” for LMs to preceptor midwifery students Late in the spring of 2004 I began to hear a ‘rumor’ that the midwifery program staff person, which at the time was Teri Kizer, was telling people that it was “illegal” for a licensed midwife to have a midwifery student. I dismissed… Continue reading Contemporary Hx — LMs & MBC & mfry students part 3 (of 3)
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Contemporary Hx MBC & Midwifery Licensing ~ part 2 (of 3)
The LMPA set the stage not only for the licensing and practicing of LMs but also for the many facets of midwifery training and the educational relationship between practicing professionals and students of the art and discipline of direct-entry midwifery. The MBC’s Midwifery Licensing Implementation Committee ~ 1994-95 The LMPA identified the MBC as the… Continue reading Contemporary Hx MBC & Midwifery Licensing ~ part 2 (of 3)
Contemporary History of the relationship Between California midwives, LMPA, Medical Board & Bowland Decision
Compiled from expert testimony provided on March 29th , 2006 by faith Gibson, LM CPM The first area of interest is the implementation and administration of the licensed midwifery program by the Medical Board of California (MBC) from March 1994 to December 2004. The second are the standard practices within the California community of the licensed… Continue reading Contemporary History of the relationship Between California midwives, LMPA, Medical Board & Bowland Decision
Homebirth Midwives and the Hospital Goliath: Evidence Builds for Disruptive Innovation
Re-posted from Huffington Post: 03/29/2012 “Midwives have a central focus in our strategic plan. We are hoping Washington State can double out-of-facility births in the next two or three years.” The speaker was Jeff Thompson, M.D., MPH, chief medical officer of the state of Washington’s Medicaid program. He spoke in a taped interview for Symposium… Continue reading Homebirth Midwives and the Hospital Goliath: Evidence Builds for Disruptive Innovation
Canadian Studies (1) collaboration midwives & docs (2) policies promoting normal childbirth-reduce OB interventions
Study #1 CMAJ September 10, 2012 First published September 10, 2012, doi:10.1503/cmaj.111753 © 2012 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors All editorial matter in CMAJ represents the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Canadian Medical Association. Effect of a collaborative interdisciplinary maternity care program on perinatal outcomes From the Department of Family Practice (Harris, Janssen), the… Continue reading Canadian Studies (1) collaboration midwives & docs (2) policies promoting normal childbirth-reduce OB interventions
Licensed Midwife Annual Report 2007-2010 Summary
I am posting the Licensed Midwife Annual Report 2007-2010 Summary here. It is an overview which I compiled of the data from our 2007-2010 Licensed Midwife Annual Report. There is a title/cover page explaining that these are raw data, not research and not a study. Unfortunately, the file displays the report in landscape because otherwise the data does… Continue reading Licensed Midwife Annual Report 2007-2010 Summary
Why ACOG, CMA & LMs would all benefit from passage of proposed Supervision Regulation
LMs have been working under a fatally-flawed physician supervision clause since 1993 (19 years and counting!) and CNMs have been burdened by it since 1974 (38 yrs and counting). A few years ago a third professional group – licensed naturopathic doctors — joined the ranks as providers of physiologically-based maternity care . The law for naturopathic doctors… Continue reading Why ACOG, CMA & LMs would all benefit from passage of proposed Supervision Regulation
Report of 08-30-12 Midwifery Advisory Council Meeting
Our meeting today primarily concentrated on the proposed regulations that would increase the ability of licensed midwives to function within our license. With input from Laurie Gregg, OB/GYN, representing ACOG District 9, the proposed regulations were re-crafted and passed by the Midwifery Advisory Council. They will now be presented to the full Medical Board for… Continue reading Report of 08-30-12 Midwifery Advisory Council Meeting
Karen Ehrlich comments on Clinical Training of Midwifery Students
Originally posted on the CAmidwives Yahoo group after much (confusing) cross-talk about what students are and are NOT allowed to do. Her email included pertinent parts of the LMPA and the text of our regulations. ^@@^ This topic is confusing, and aggravating as well. Yes, we are hoping to convene a task force to hash this… Continue reading Karen Ehrlich comments on Clinical Training of Midwifery Students
Welcome letter to Dr. Bishop, new Board member ~ conclusion ~ (part 3 of 3)
Scroll to bottom to watch the last half of the Feb 3rd MBC’s Quarterly meeting ~ physicians discussing the proposed Mfry regulations. Continuation of information about proposed mfry regulations: Proposed Reg #2 – Access to necessary medical supplies, prophylactic & emergent drugs The 1993 LMPA modernized the traditional practice of midwifery by incorporating midwifery training that… Continue reading Welcome letter to Dr. Bishop, new Board member ~ conclusion ~ (part 3 of 3)