Never having attended a court proceeding before I thought it was very interesting. My take on what conspired was that the judge didn't want his ruling to affect midwifery practices in CT, that this was an individual hearing pertaining to individuals, that he felt that the board of health had been over-zealous with the cease and desist order, but that MaryEllen and Joan had overstepped their bounds when the birth became complicated. There was talk about where the line of assessment is, when does it become the practice of med., and if the midwives act conservatively and transport their client, then they open themselves up to the judgment of the medical community. That there is no opportunity of direct entry midwives to get licensed unless they want to become nurses, and that the livelihood of the midwives rely on the freedom to do what's best for their client.
He has 4 months to make a ruling.Â
There was a ton of people there- over 60 adults, and they had to switch courtrooms because of the number.
