Midwifery bill advances but causes confusion | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Midwifery association denounces traumatization of mothers through unwanted measures. A conversation with the president of the association Ulrike Geppert-Orthofer.

Midwifery bill advances but causes confusion | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

After months of fluctuating support and opposition, two Senate committees passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would potentially criminalize unlicensed attendants of a home birth who engage in midwifery duties, causing confusion and concern among lawmakers and the midwife community.

Midwifery Group Practice boasts ‘returning customers’

A local service that enables healthy women to deliver their babies close to home is going from strength to strength.

Jan Christian Vestre dives into the debate about unassisted home births. He has a clear message for expectant parents.

Midwife Bill Advances In Hawai'i Senate But Causes Confusion

After months of fluctuating support and opposition, two Senate committees passed a controversial bill Tuesday that would potentially criminalize unlicensed attendants of a home birth who engage in midwifery duties, causing confusion and concern among lawmakers and the midwife community. House Bill 1194, which has drawn hundreds of supporting and opposing testimonies since its introduction in January, was passed by the Committee on Commerce and C…

French law allows home births, subject to certain precautions, and always in cases of low-risk pregnancies.