Brevard Midwife

The Business of Being Born

noreply@blogger.com (brevardmidwife) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:15:00 +0000

The documentary film by Ricki Lake is now free for viewing! If you haven't seen it ~ just do it! It is be very eye opening....Hope everyone is doing well. I LOVE MY JOB !

Uterus is NOT a dirty word

noreply@blogger.com (brevardmidwife) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:12:00 +0000

There are no words to even say....

Midwives Association of Florida Lobbyist Report 3/28/2011

noreply@blogger.com (brevardmidwife) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:17:00 +0000

Report – March 28, 2011
Dawn Steward

Both Chambers (House and Senate) have released their initials budgets. Yea! – the allocations are the same in both chambers – which means birth centers will not go to conference. It looks like the birth centers took a little shave but not as bad as had been indicated. However it is not over – until the Governor signs the budget. Again – this is only a preliminary report – do not take as the final word! Things do look like they are moving forward.

ACTION NEEDED – Now is the time to thank your legislators. Please thank them for helping pregnant woman to have healthier babies and keeping healthy proven choices for pregnant women in the state of Florida. I am attaching a spread sheet of those that are on the Senate/House Health appropriations committees. If you are a constituent (vote in their district) – please send a hand written note of thanks NOW. Also please shoot me a quick e-mail so that I know who has been thanked. Do not e-mail as this time of the session there way to many e-mails for them to keep up with.

INTEREST

CS/HB 7209 PCB HHSC-11-02
Medicaid
Limitation of Noneconomic Damages for Medicaid Providers – The bill amends 766.118, F.C., to create a limitation on noneconomic damages for negligence of practitioners (includes chapter 467 midwifery) for providing services to Medicaid recipients. The amount of noneconomic damages is limited to $300,000 per person; however no practitioner individually will be liable for more than $200,000.

SB 732 – Guns/Doctors –
General Privacy of Firearms Owners; Provides that inquiries by physicians or other medical personnel concerning the ownership of a firearm by a patient or the family of a patient or the presence of a firearm in a private home or other domicile of a patient or the family of a patient violates the privacy of the patient or the patient's family members, respectively. Prohibits entry of certain information concerning firearms into medical records or disclosure of such information by specified individuals. Provides noncriminal penalties. Provides for prosecution of violations, etc

Was not sure if this would apply to licensed midwives - but did monitor. The bill has stalled in the Senate Health Regulation Committee. (TP aka temporarily passed – which means they can bring the bill back at any time). As you might expect the gun rights groups are pushing this bill. I know that pediatricians typically when speaking with parents ask about child safety which often includes - if you own a gun – make sure your keep in locked. The Florida PTA signed onto a letter from the Florida Pediatric Society opposing this bill.

HB 1127 – Ultrasound before Abortion
If passed all women seeking an abortion would be required to have an ultrasound and given the opportunity to view before they make a decision.
HB 561/SB 122 - Relating to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death – still being heard in committees.
SB 702/HB 471 – Relating to Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - this bill is traveling – in budget presently – good chance this bill will become law.
HB 779/ SB 106 - Relating to Restraining of Incarcerated Pregnant Women – is moving – with a couple more committee stops. I am going to take this one off future reports – unless one of you goes to the jails to attend to pregnant women.
SB 1056/HB 793 – Relating to Infant Eye Care – no movement.
SB 528/0114 – Relating to Creating of the Department of Health and Human Services – Speaker Cannon previously appointed special committee to research the merger. Presently there does not seem to be much traction.
Council of Midwifery – remain in MQA under the DOH.
Please always let me know if you have questions – prefer questions in e-mail. It is a crazy time in Tally and I love wearing the white hat on behalf of licensed midwives and birth centers.

The Real Cost of Early Elective Deliveries

noreply@blogger.com (brevardmidwife) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:38:00 +0000

The Real Cost of Early Elective Deliveries | The Health Care Blog

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What if I told you that across the country there’s a procedure being performed on pregnant women that makes their newborns more likely to end up sick and in a $3,000-a-day Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)? Can you guess what the procedure is?

The Wax Study - ACOG Journal

noreply@blogger.com (brevardmidwife) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:33:00 +0000

Home-birth Study Investigated: Scientific American

www.scientificamerican.com

Criticism led journal to re-examine controversial paper that found higher death rate in babies born at home.

This was a study that was published in the ACOG Journal - it was a flawed study from the beginning but they printed it anyways - because it produces fear in peoples minds. The Cochrane Review is the "Gold Standard" for studies. If the study is in the Cochrane Review then it is considered to be valid. Anyone can access the Cochrane Review online - go ahead take a look, it is very interesting!

TV Shows About Birth Are Bad for Moms

noreply@blogger.com (brevardmidwife) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:26:00 +0000

TV Shows About Birth Are Bad for Moms

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Do you watch A Baby Story or any of those birth shows? I watched a ton of them while pregnant with my first kiddo. Even movies and TV shows that have ...

Stop watching these shows ~ they are for entertainment purposes only not educational. Let the world know you only want POSITIVE stories to be shared with you. Even friends and family step over the line. If their story isn't positive just say no!

Pink is pregnant and educating herself ~ Go Pink!

noreply@blogger.com (brevardmidwife) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:23:00 +0000

Pink just tweeted to her 3.5 million followers... "for all of my pregnant mamas to be out there in America, please watch "The Business of Being Born". informative, inspiring, incredible."

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Welcome

noreply@blogger.com (brevardmidwife) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:14:00 +0000

Hi ~ My name is Michelle and I am a licensed midwife in Brevard County Florida. I want to promote and educate families about natural birth and the fact that they do have choices in childbirth.