Legal, Legislative &
Political Issues
for Ca LMs

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MUST READ Documents:

The Social & Political History of
California Midwifery
1850 ~ 2014

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Historical Comments
by physician
about midwives:
1820 to 2014

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Midwifery Museum Event
Shorter Oral Version
~ Felton Library, Oct 13, 2021 ~

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2015 ~ VBAC Issues ~
Preamble & 4-part VBAC statement

1. Identifying the Essential Qualities of Maternity Care
~ Evidence-based policies and a plan for action 2010

2. CAM-CALM: links to references & resources 2016

3. LMAR~ 2014: Statistical Outcome for Selected Categories

4. Wax Meta-analysis ~ the good, the bad & the ugly 2011

5. Directory for Legal, Legislative and
Medical Board issues involving CA LMs

Works-N-Progress Below (no links yet)

6. All “Standard of Care” issues for California Licensed Midwives

Includes developmental history of California College of Midwives
2001 & 2005 Standards & Practice Guidelines

The California Medical Board’s 2006
Standard of Care for California Licensed Midwives (SCCLM)

The Medical Board’s 2014 bastardized, post-AB 1308 version of the SCCLM,
renamed Practice Guideline for Ca Licensed Midwives