Posts by lieclose

I'm excited to meet Hilles. I see Sandy Seff on Sinai's campus, because I work there, but she's very med-wife-y. Sandy says Hilles is much more of a midwife, hah, so I'm looking forward to meeting her. 

I suggest that if you have any issues that are of utmost importance, you bring them up with Jeremy. He really is very awesome and wants to hear what everyone has to say, because (like it or not) at this point he is the face of this...

You have many more options in the DC Metro area than many MD moms-to-be have! http://www.mamasmidwives.com/Home.html do homebirths and hospital births in that area as well.

Tomorrow women across the country will rally for birth change. The rallies have gained a lot of media attention and two are planned in Maryland. Please plan to attend and bring your family as well as a sign to carry. Here is the...

Quote: Originally Posted by VBACmama4  Do you happen to know how to find the delegate/Senator in the county I live in so I can do just that? I have asked a few people and no one seems to know who to write to. I'd...

I am so sorry - I feel for you! There are lots of orgs working to make it better here: Maryland Friends of Midwives, Maryland Families for Safe Birth (as mentioned above), BOA...but these things move glacially when there's not a ton of...

I attended a Maryland Friends of Midwives meeting yesterday and we had a presentation from Jeremy Galvan, president of Maryland Families for Safe Birth. They are going to make a push in 2012 to get a bill to legalize CPMs in the state...