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New to Nebraska, need HB info  

post #1 of 5
11/4/08 at 10:29pm
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Hello! My family just moved to Bellevue this past weekend. My husband is a contractor working at the air force base. I am nearly 17 weeks pregnant and was planning a home birth in Virginia before this new job in Nebraska came along. I am in desperate need of some information about home birthing in the Omaha area. I am hoping I don't have to give up my dream of having my first home birth. Thanks!
post #2 of 5
11/6/08 at 2:43am
Homebirth is technically illegal in the state of NE. There are a few HB midwives that do attend here, but you have to find out about them through word of mouth etc. There are 2 practices of midwives at UNMC (the med center) and Methodist. But you would have to give birth in a hospital setting.
post #3 of 5
11/6/08 at 8:16pm
It's illegal for a CNM to assist a hb, it's not illegal to have a hb. Most other types of MW stay away from hb as well b/c of legal concerns. Check out the NE Friends of MWs group on yahoo, that would probably be your best bet to trying to find someone.
post #4 of 5
11/7/08 at 3:56am
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post #5 of 5
11/8/08 at 12:09am
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the replies! I will check out the yahoo group.
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