Sentences with phrase «homebirth midwives»

All the other homebirth midwives in the world, with the exception of this midwife, are safe practitioners.

We already know that American homebirth midwives do not meet the most basic standards of education and training.

For homebirth midwives, pretending is far more important than reality.

I completely agree that something must be done about unqualified, profit - hungry homebirth midwives who provide unsafe care during childbirth at the expense of precious infant lives.

Today, nearly 10 years later, that midwife is still a state - licensed homebirth midwife.

There are plenty of interventions that are used by homebirth midwives.

Simply put, if homebirth midwives had to honestly disclose risks, they'd have very limited employment opportunities.

In fact, homebirth midwives know so little about childbirth that they actually believe that efforts to prevent «disruptions» are what makes childbirth safe.

I can not imagine there is a male homebirth midwife.

I do agree that homebirth will be much safer with a less adversarial relationship between homebirth midwives and doctors, but ending that (IMO) also depends on more competent midwives.

Yet another baby has been placed at risk of significant brain damage and possible death because the clueless homebirth midwives didn't understand how to diagnose fetal distress.

It is time homebirth midwives face the facts and increase their training in this regard.

The dismal mortality statistics of American homebirth midwives reflect their poor understanding of childbirth.

Maybe they are smiling because they know it doesn't matter how many babies die at the hands of self - proclaimed homebirth midwives.

In general, birth centers and homebirth midwives encourage continuous contact between mother and baby to encourage bonding and breastfeeding success.

, while the ethical concerns of the babies and mothers being harmed by homebirth midwives are not addressed at all.

If homebirth midwives are good for normal labor, what do you do when the situation changes and becomes an abnormal labor?

American homebirth midwives do not meet the licensing requirements for ANY first world country.

It's hardly surprising therefore that death rates at the hands of homebirth midwives are appalling.

It is no less outrageous when homebirth midwives are not adequately trained, do not transfer as soon as they should, or practice in an unsafe way.

Consider the behavior of MANA, the organization that represents homebirth midwives as well as state «Friends of Midwives» organizations:

And vigilantes are trained in law enforcement as much as Homebirth midwives are trained in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, genetics, statistics, labor and delivery, epidemiology, preventative care, ethics, psychiatry, and handling complications.

Most homebirth midwives in the US today are untrained and * do not wish to receive training.

The reality is that there are no accurate statistics available with regard to the safety of homebirth in the USA, because homebirth midwives refuse to release them.

Like you, I advocate for complete transparency from homebirth midwives and from hospitals.

Evidently, there is no limit to the number of dead babies that Colorado homebirth midwives think is acceptable.

Evidently homebirth midwives want women to read only the stories with good outcomes; the many stories of homebirth death shouldn't be published at all.

And Dr Amy already has a thread about how Homebirth midwives all have Apgars of 9 +9 or 9 +10.

I think too, this sort of argument is exactly why homebirth midwives refuse to even engage in the conversation of homebirth accreditation because they are not willing to be told what they can and can not do.

American homebirth midwives routinely ignore due date, blood pressure, glucose tolerance, colonization with group B strep, virtually that occurs naturally during pregnancy.

So, yep, homebirth midwives lie.

We have developed practice guidelines in conjunction with other homebirth midwives, evidence based research and the current midwifery literature; they reflect our philosophies and professional standards for practice, and they are reviewed and evaluated periodically as needed.