Open Letter to the producers of the Today Show
You were probably as outraged as we were to see the NBC's Today Show on September 11th entitled "The Perils of Home Birth." It was biased, inaccurate, and sensational, depicting women who choose home births as self-indulgent by likening home birth to a spa treatment. It also implied that hospitals are the safest place for all women to give birth, even low-risk women, making it clear that NBC did not do adequate research to verify its claims. More > > >
Geradine Simkins' Response to the ACNM
TO: Open Letter to the ACNM Board of Directors and Executive Director
I am a CNM and a member of the ACNM and I say very emphatically- not in my name! I do not support your recent decision to publicly and aggressively oppose the efforts of a broad-based coalition of six national midwifery and consumer organizations seeking federal recognition of the Certified Professional midwife. Your position, to me, is indefensible. More > > >
What did you do on your June 27 National Health Care event?
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MANA News on-line!
The MANA News on pdf are posted on-line in the "Members Only" area. This option is only available to MANA Members. The September 2009 issue is now posted!
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We are pleased to announce—
the release of an Issue Brief: Certified Professional Midwives in the United States. The Midwives Alliance of North American (MANA) collaborated with the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC), and the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM) to create this issue brief. These four national organizations-MANA, NARM, MEAC and NACPM-have played essential roles in the conception, formation, promotion and maintenance of the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) credential. More > > >
The Midwives Alliance endorses the Joint Statement of the Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (UK) on homebirth for low risk women. MANA President, Geradine Simkins, presented the endorsement, which includes our sister organizations, in Glasgow at the ICM Congress. Click here for more information.
Special Health Insurance Announcement for all MANA Members:
With the costs of health insurance rising and underwriting becoming more difficult, you asked for more options to protect yourself and your family. More > > > |
Announcing the availability of MANAStats data from 2004-2007. Click here for more information.
September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. Did you know that 1,687 babies died before age one in 2007 in the state of Florida alone? The 2009 Campaign for Healthier Babies is drawing attention to infant mortality by knitting or crocheting one infant hat for every baby who did not reach their first birthday.
Jennie Joseph, Director of The Birth Place in Winter Garden, emphasizes that "Many babies are being born too soon, too small, or too sick to survive."
Please join us in our endeavor to promote early prenatal care, reduce prematurity and low-birth weight and save the lives of our children! The hats will be displayed at a rally in September (date & time TBA). You can help by knitting or crocheting one or more infant hats and bringing or mailing your hat(s) by September 1, 2009 to:
The Birth Place
1130 E. Plant St.
Winter Garden, FL 34787
For more details, call : 407-656-6938 or email: jennie@commonsensechildbirth.org
Click here to read the Midwives Alliance response to the American Medical Association Resolution 205 on Home Deliveries.
The Board of the Midwives Alliance has created a new document called, "Reforming Maternity Care in America." This issue brief is designed for the following target audiences: Obama-Biden Transition Team, U.S. Health and Human Services and Maternal and Child Health Bureau personnel, MCH policy makers, legislators, public health officials, insurers and payers of MCH services, and all who work in the MCH milieu. More > > >
The Midwives Alliance has a new mailing address! Please update your address book with our new mailing address:
Midwives Alliance of North America
611 Pennsylvania Avenue
SE #1700
Washington, DC 20003-4303
CPM2000 is Published!
The CPM2000 research has now been published in the BMJ, June 18, 2005 issue! Read the MANA Press Release and also the full study. More > > >
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"What Every Pregnant Woman Needs To Know About Cesarean Section" has been revised and is available to download in a pdf file from Childbirth Connection. Click here for more information. |
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