Last Friday, February 4 2011, the Board of Medicine of Virginia convened it’s 3rd workgroup on the issue of whether to allow CPMs licensed to attend births the authority to carry and administer the controlled substances they are trained to deliver. The draft minutes to the meeting are posted here. There are some inaccuracies, but it …

Mountain View Midwives has moved.  We are no longer nestled in the womb of Brynne’s basement and have emerged into a real, live commercial space.  Our new home at 1111 Rose Hill Drive, Suite #1 has lots of sunshine and some extra space for gathering.  Join our facebook fan page to get news of our …

Start with two lemons: Two bills introduced by a freshman Delegate from Harrisonburg who “loves midwives” but lends his ear to obstetricians in his community who feel quite differently. Throw out the rotten fruit: HB 2167- a bill intended to eliminate VBAC births at home but written in a way that singled out low-income women from accessing midwives for normal …

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 …

Hello Charlottesville! This is a birth announcement for our new blog: The Midwife Monologues. Our vision is to have a forum for dialogue for all things pertaining to modern midwives and the clients they serve. Topics will include Advocacy, Research, Health, Parenting, Breastfeeding, and (oh yeah) Birth! We invite you and your midwives to join …