Please take action now to stop two bills HB 2163 and HB 2167 introduced into the House to limit the practice of Certified Professional Midwives.  These bills have been introduced by Delegate Matthew Lohr- Harrisonburg.    URGENT: Please send him an email TODAY telling him that you would like him to pull these bills from the …

The monthly Birth Circle meetings sponsored by Birth Matters Charlottesville have become incredibly popular in the midwifery community.  These informal gatherings generally involve birth stories, resources sharing, and building connections among expecting and new moms in the Charlottesville area.  The group is not midwife or home birth exclusive. In fact, the compelling nature of the group comes from …

Many of you have already heard about the new film, Orgasmic Birth, but the mainstream is about to get an earfull when 20/20 takes on the question of whether orgasms in labor are possible, and if so…how do you get one? http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=6120045&page=1 It’s great to see this kind of story about birth.  The fact that …

An article published this month is the journal of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends labor prior to a primary cesarean as a preventive measure against uterine rupture in future pregnancies. A powerful argument against medical induction, the researchers tracked over 10,000 women from their primary c-section to the end of their second …

I sat down this evening with a cup of tea to read all about the new publication Evidence-Based Maternity Care by Childbirth Connections, The Reforming States Group, and The Milbank Memorial Fund.