I just read an editorial from the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, Volume 38, Issue 1 (p 1-3):
The "Authorities" Resolve Against Home Birth.
and Back to basics for safer childbirth Too many doctors and hospitals are overusing high-tech procedures.
Two VERY important reads.
This is an Utne Magazine article - an excerpt from Marsden Wagner's
Born in the USA
I knew I wanted to read the book (it's been in my Amazon shopping cart for MONTHS), but now I really want to read it!
Great news:
On Friday, May 23, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the September 2007 decision of the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine which ordered Lancaster County midwife, Diane Goslin, to cease and desist from the practice of midwifery.
In other, not so great, news....
Nationally, home birth is being attacked by the American Medical Association (AMA), joined by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The AMA has introduced a legislative resolution at their 2008 Annual Meeting to outlaw home birth (Resolution 205, PDF). Incidentally, the AMA has also written legislation to propose a stop to the Board of Medical Examiners, who plan to begin testing and certifying Doctor of Nursing Practitioners (Resolution 214, PDF). Both resolutions can be found online American Medical Association.
I've been reading like a fiend lately, and really enjoying what I'm reading. The last few books read as follows...
YOU: The Owner's Manual (Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.)
- I'm still working on this one. They're the folks who came up with the Real Age concept. I heard a review/interview on NPR about a month ago, and picked up the book that very same day. It's funny, interesting, and it seems they did their research. This book covers many areas of health, knocks some of the myths about our bodies, and gives a multitude of tips and hints and guides about making the most of our years on earth.
