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Ok so this is the abstract for Jo Anne
Myers-Cieko's presentation on Monday 25th July. marilyn:
This
is the story of a midwife whose career began with the unlawful and highly
political act of attending home births in when the state did not recognize
midwives. And of a mother who
had her first baby at home in 1976 with this midwife and her extraordinary
colleagues. With a vision for
radically transforming maternity care by making midwifery care available to all
childbearing women, these two women joined forces with other midwifery activists
to establish an independent midwifery school, lobby for new laws, create state
and national professional associations, launch midwife-owned birth centers, and
organize consumer advocates. Nearly
thirty years later, they recall their trials and tribulations, share funny
stories and joyful moments and reveal their hopes and fears as they contemplate
the future of midwifery and childbirth in |
