link back to part 2-a Our current model of maternity care for healthy women is the product of the historical events already recounted in this document. Over the last 50 years the rate of medical and surgical interventions in normal childbirth has climbed steadily without a comparable improvement in outcome. Each decade new ideas, new drugs, new technologies… Continue reading Impact of historical events on taxpayers, state budgets & the federal deficit ~ part 2-b (of 4)
Category: Physician Supervision Issues
The impact of these new policies on childbearing women ~ part 2-a of 4
Link back to part 1: In 1910 influential obstetrician declined to consider the other excellent models of care available at that time. One of the biggest hindrance to these other options was a systematic bias against women as healthcare practitioners. The other was their desire to re-invent obstetrics as a stand-alone surgical specialty, which clouded their… Continue reading The impact of these new policies on childbearing women ~ part 2-a of 4
Historic & contemporary problem for midwives, California families & taxpaying public ~ overview-part 1
link back to: “Dr. Bishop tells our story for us — why doctors need to have supervision removed from the LMPA” Editor’s Note: Eventually I will add a bibliography with links from this post to the supporting documents, as well as stand-along excerpts from exceptionally informative resources, such as the results of the 3 different “Listening… Continue reading Historic & contemporary problem for midwives, California families & taxpaying public ~ overview-part 1
Dr Bishop tells our story for us ~ video to show legislators or their aids
Dear Ca LMs, The following video is an excerpt from the February 3, 2012 webcast of the Medical Board quarterly meeting. It is short (7 mins total) and addresses three midwifery-related topics. It can be watched as all at once, or shown one by one as specific segments. Its purpose is two-fold. First, its informative for the… Continue reading Dr Bishop tells our story for us ~ video to show legislators or their aids
The Midwifery Perspective of Normal Childbirth: part 3
Link back to part 2: How to tell the difference between midwifery care & the idea of ‘performing a delivery’ ~ background & context: part 2 The customary care of a midwife begins by providing prenatal care over the many months of pregnancy and developing a personal relationship with the mother-to-be. During the intrapartum (labor,… Continue reading The Midwifery Perspective of Normal Childbirth: part 3
How to tell the difference between midwifery care & the idea of ‘performing a delivery’ ~ background & context: part 2
link back to part 1 ~ Written Testimony-Sunset Review: Do midwives ‘perform deliveries’ plus controversy over mfry assistants Legal distinctions between: * the lawful assistance by California-licensed midwives during a normal childbirth * the obstetrically-based surgical procedure of ‘performing a delivery’ while being assisted by non-credentialed ‘lay’ person during a ‘delivery’ as seen from the perspective… Continue reading How to tell the difference between midwifery care & the idea of ‘performing a delivery’ ~ background & context: part 2
Written Testimony-Sunset Review: Do midwives ‘perform deliveries’ plus controversy over mfry assistants ~ part 1
The following is an excerpt from my written testimony submitted for the California Legislature’s record relative to the Sunset Review 2013. Feel free to use any part of this in your own written (or oral) testimony. The first hearing will be March 11th, but that will NOT be the end of the -midwifery-related activities of… Continue reading Written Testimony-Sunset Review: Do midwives ‘perform deliveries’ plus controversy over mfry assistants ~ part 1
MBC’s Midwifery Advisory Council: March 9th, 2007 Document Binder for new members ~
LINKS to original sources for historically crucial document Section One Copy of CCM letter to CEO of a California hospital relative to the issue of physician supervision Enclosures for above letter #1 BMJ study on Planned Home Birth, as reported in ObGynNews July 15, 2005 #2 “Cesarean Birth Triples Maternal Death Risk” – CNN report on “Postpartum Maternal Mortality… Continue reading MBC’s Midwifery Advisory Council: March 9th, 2007 Document Binder for new members ~
CENTRAL MIDWIVES BOARD: Midwife’s Code of Practice ~ 1962
Link to the original historical document A MIDWIFE’S CODE of PRACTICE No 1. — Midwife/Doctor Relationship The Midwives Act, 1951, give statutory recognition to the position of the midwife as a professional practitioners in her own right. The Board consider the responsibilities of the doctor and the midwife are so inter-related and complementary that the… Continue reading CENTRAL MIDWIVES BOARD: Midwife’s Code of Practice ~ 1962
United Kingdom’s Standards for Midwifery Practice and Licensure
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is the regularity body for all nurses and midwives in the UK. They set standards of education, training, conduct and performance and can investigate those who fall short of the standards. http://www.nmc-uk.org/Publications/Standards/ 1 May 2008 The people in your care must be able to trust you with their health and… Continue reading United Kingdom’s Standards for Midwifery Practice and Licensure