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News Releases and Media Alerts by the Big Push for Midwives Campaign, or the advocacy organizations and coalitions of the PushStates. Media inquiries? Please contact National Campaign Manager Katherine Prown (414) 550-8025, katie@thebigpushformidwives.org
2010 PushNews
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7-7-2010 PushNews RELEASE_OB-GYN Journal Fast Tracks Publicity on Deeply Flawed Study OB/GYN Journal Fast Tracks Anti-Home Birth Study in Advance of Pro-Midwife Legislation: International expert calls study deeply flawed and politically motivated. WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 7, 2010)—As New York and Massachusetts moved to pass pro-midwife bills in the final weeks of their legislative sessions, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology fast-tracked publicity surrounding the results of an anti-home birth study that is not scheduled for publication until September. Described as unscientific and politically motivated, the study draws conclusions about home birth that stand in direct contradiction to the large body of research establishing the safety of home birth for low-risk women whose babies are delivered by professional midwives. ... Jul 07, 2010
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3-4-2010_PushNews RELEASE_CDC Report: Demand for Out-of-Hospital Midwife Births Sharply Increases CDC Report: Demand for Out-of-Hospital Midwife Births Sharply Increases: Research debunks physician group claims that actress Ricki Lake is responsible for rise in out-of-hospital births. WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 4, 2010)—A Centers for Disease Control National Health Statistics report released this week showed a five percent increase in demand for out-of-hospital midwife births in 2005. Seventeen states reported an increase of ten percent or more, numbers that continued for 2006. The increase predates the release of actress Ricki Lake's film, The Business of Being Born, which the American Medical Association cited as a leading factor behind the new consumer demand, a claim echoed in an anti-home birth position statement from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ... Mar 04, 2010
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2009 PushNews
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10-9-2009_PushNews RELEASE_PBS ReportsLowerCostsBetterOutcomesInHolland'sHighRateOfHomeBirth PBS Global Health Watch Report: High Rate of Home Birth in the Netherlands Results in Reduced Costs, Superior Outcomes: Report follows landmark Dutch study on the safety of home birth. WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 9, 2009)—In the second segment of PBS' The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer series on health care reform that aired on Wednesday, senior correspondent Ray Suarez reports that "for the Dutch, a huge cost saver starts the day you're born." He goes on to note that the majority of Dutch babies are born at home in a nation where the infant mortality rate is 25% lower than in the United States. Suarez's report is consistent with a recent study of more than 500,000 births in the Netherlands, which found that planned home birth with trained midwives is as safe as hospital birth. ... Oct 09, 2009
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9-11-2009_PushNews RELEASE_Physicians Take Anti-Midwife Smear Campaign to the Airwaves Physicians Take Anti-Midwife Smear Campaign to the Airwaves: Home birth mothers, celebrities, insulted on national TV. WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 11, 2009)—Referring to women who choose to give birth in out-of-hospital settings as "hedonistic" and likening childbirth to a "spa treatment," members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a trade group representing the professional and financial interests of OB/GYNs, took their anti-midwife campaign to the airwaves in a Today Show segment rife with insults, stereotypes, and misinformation, using one family's tragedy as a platform for the organization's well-funded assault against choices in childbirth. ... Sep 11, 2009
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8-31-2009 PushNews RELEASE_Viral Internet Campaign Exposes Bogus Research Viral Internet Campaign Exposes Bogus Research on the "Problem" of Increased Demand for Midwife Care: Thousands of activists nationwide force physician group to scrub its website. WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 31, 2009)—In under 18 hours, a viral internet campaign targeted at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) forced the group to take down a public plea asking its members to submit anecdotal, anonymous data about patients who planned out-of-hospital deliveries. According to the request, which was originally linked from ACOG's home page, the professional trade association for OB/GYNs is "concerned" about the "problem" of growing numbers of women seeking out-of-hospital maternity care. ... Aug 31, 2009
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8-25-2009 PushNews RELEASE_Physician Group Pulls the Plug on Women's Autonomy Physician Group Pulls the Plug on Women's Autonomy: Issues policy statement about what women in labor will be "allowed" to eat and drink. WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 25, 2009)—Displaying a stunning lack of regard for patient autonomy, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a statement this week declaring that the group will "allow" laboring women to drink "modest amounts" of clear fluids during labor while continuing to prohibit access to solid food. ... Aug 25, 2009
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8-17-2009 PushNews RELEASE_Advocates Spotlight Absence of Beginning-of-Life Provisions in House Bill Advocates Spotlight Absence of "Beginning-of-Life" Provisions in House Bill: Maternity care crisis ignored as controversy about end-of-life issues continues. WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 17, 2009)—As the controversy over the inclusion of end-of-life provisions in the House health care reform bill continues, questions emerged about the lack of "beginning-of-life" provisions in the bill that would expand access to maternity care providers and settings and ensure that patients receive adequate care across their life span. ... Aug 17, 2009
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8-12-2009_MEDIA ALERT_WalkForMidwives in South Dakota South Dakota Mother to Walk Across the State to Raise Awareness About Lack of Access to Certified Professional Midwives: Hundreds to join her in show of support for change in state law. CENTERVILLE, SD (August 12, 2009)—Beginning on August 21, local mother Debbie Pease will walk four miles in 11 communities across South Dakota, completing the 44th mile of her journey on her 44th birthday just six days later in Sioux Falls. She and hundreds of citizens from across the state, who are joining her along the way, are walking to raise awareness about the need to change state law to authorize Certified Professional Midwives, who are specially trained to provide out-of-hospital maternity care, to practice legally. ... Aug 12, 2009
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6-15-2009_PushNews RELEASE_Docs 'Model' Maternity Care Legislation Would Deny Billions in Savings Physician Lobby Groups Propose "Model" Maternity Care Legislation That Would Deny U.S. Taxpayers Billions in Savings: Plan to block access to Certified Professional Midwives and out-of-hospital birth puts mothers and babies at risk. CHICAGO (June 15, 2009)—At its annual meeting this week, the American Medical Association (AMA) will join the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in reiterating their commitment to deny women access to Certified Professional Midwives and home birth. ... Jun 15, 2009
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5-18-2009 PushMEDIA ALERT_DC Birth Briefing on May 21 Congress Invited to Attend Issue Briefing on Maternity Care and the Role of Out-of-Hospital Birth in Reducing Costs, Improving Outcomes: Expert panel to address the need to include services of Certified Professional Midwives in health care reform. WASHINGTON (May 18, 2009)—Members of Congress have been invited to learn more about how increasing access to out-of-hospital maternity care provided by Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) plays a critical role in lowering costs and improving outcomes as we reform our health care system. ... May 18, 2009
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4-28-2009_PushNews RELEASE_Flu Raises Concern about Shortage of Midwives for OOH Birth Flu Raises Concern about Shortage of Midwives for Out-of-Hospital Birth: Advocates call on state and federal policy makers to prioritize maternal and infant safety. WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 28, 2009)—Maternal and infant health advocates are calling on policy makers to take action to ensure that there are enough Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs), who are trained as experts in out-of-hospital delivery, to meet the needs of pregnant women in the event that a flu pandemic makes hospitals unsafe settings for the provision of maternity care. ... Apr 28, 2009
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4-1-2009_PushNews RELEASE_Idaho Pushes Midwife Movement to the Tipping Point Idaho Pushes Midwife Movement to the Tipping Point: Physician and Midwife groups forge unprecedented alliance as Idaho becomes the 26th state to pass legislation legalizing Certified Professional Midwives. BOISE, ID (April 1, 2009)—Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter signed into law today a bill to license and regulate Certified Professional Midwives, making Idaho the 26th state to legally authorize them to provide out-of-hospital maternity care. ... Apr 01, 2009
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2-17-2009_PushNews RELEASE_Physician Groups Out-of-Step ... Physician Groups Out-of-Step as the Number of Health Care Organizations In Support of Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) and Out-of-Hospital Birth Rapidly Increases: Nurses, perinatal health care specialists echo Consumer Reports Magazine in calling for integrating midwives into U.S. maternity-care system. WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 17, 2009)—Two major health care organizations have joined the growing number of groups calling on policy makers to increase access to Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) and out-of-hospital maternity care. ... Feb 17, 2009
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2-9-2009_MEDIA ALERT_Missouri Cookie Day 2009 Feb 09, 2009
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1-12-2009_NEWS RELEASE_NC House Committee Recommends Licensing Midwives System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Jan 12, 2009
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1-8-2009_MEDIA ALERT_Idaho Midwives Bill Draws National Attention System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Jan 08, 2009
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2008 PushNews
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12-20-2008_PushMEDIA ALERT_Community Mtg. in the Heartland System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Dec 20, 2008
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9-1-2008_PushNews RELEASE_Number Two With a Bullet System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Sep 01, 2008
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7-10-2008_PushNews RELEASE_Midwives Group Calls on AMA to Apologize to African American Midwives System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Jul 10, 2008
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6-20-2008_PushNews RELEASE_Physician Group Votes Not to Target Ricki Lake System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Jun 20, 2008
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6-16-2008_PushNews RELEASE_Father Knows Best Meets Big Brother is Watching System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Jun 16, 2008
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2-7-2008_PushNews RELEASE_Response to ACOG System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Feb 07, 2008
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1-25-2008_PushNews RELEASE_The Day After PushDay System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Jan 25, 2008
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