Events
Activists Initiate Big Push in PA
Marsden Wagner decries the violation of the sanctity
of Pennsylvania's families
January 24, Harrisburg An enthusiastic crowd of mothers, fathers,
babies, midwives, and freedom-lovers gathered in the state capitol today
to celebrate the birth of Pennsylvania Families for Safe Birth (PFSB.) The
rally was held in concert with other state rallies as part of The Big Push
for Midwives Campaign which is the first initiative of the National Birth
Policy Coalition. The NBPC is focused on increasing access to the
Midwives Model of Care in all settings, as well as supporting legislative
initiatives that promote the autonomous practice of Certified Professional
Midwives and Certified Nurse-Midwives.
Watch the video.
Keynote speaker, Krystn Madrine, said, “We are part of something that is
much bigger than what you see here. All across the country today people
are coming together to support the idea of midwives.” She reminded us
that, “(We) are part of the tapestry of the movement toward having better
birth.”
Marsden Wagner, former director of Women’s and Children’s Health of
the World Health Organization said, “Pennsylvania is in a mess. You
have a Medical Board who is attacking midwives. You have obstetricians
in this state who say that homebirth is dangerous, that midwives are
dangerous.” Part of the mission of PFSB is to raise awareness and
support for families choosing an out-of hospital birth as a safe,
appropriate option. Dr. Wagner reminded us that all of the evidence
supports the claim that midwife-attended birth is safe.
One of the goals of PFSB is to support legislation that will license
Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) in Pennsylvania, giving them
freedom to serve Pennsylvania’s women. “We are ready for, and
demanding change,” said Salem, Executive Director of Birth Without
Boundaries, International. “We need each one of you. We need our
midwives; regardless of what two letters come before the ‘M’. We need
our midwives, period.”
“We are in the very early stages of our pregnancy,” said Ms. Madrine.
“Nobody can see. We aren’t showing yet. We’re still having some
morning sickness. We are still deciding which vitamins to take.” But like
the growing child, she said, the movement toward childbirth freedom is
living and growing and swelling across the country. “So you can get
involved and have an impact. It has to come from you,” she told the
consumers, saying it is time for us to give back and to stop the
harassment of midwives.
“At the end of the day,” said Dr. Wagner, “this is all about freedom. The
families of Pennsylvania do not today have freedom to choose the kind of
birth they want where they want it. The sanctity of all families has been
taken away from you. Pennsylvania families must get the truth, because
the truth will make them free.”
Marsden Wagner decries the violation of the sanctity
of Pennsylvania's families
January 24, Harrisburg An enthusiastic crowd of mothers, fathers,
babies, midwives, and freedom-lovers gathered in the state capitol today
to celebrate the birth of Pennsylvania Families for Safe Birth (PFSB.) The
rally was held in concert with other state rallies as part of The Big Push
for Midwives Campaign which is the first initiative of the National Birth
Policy Coalition. The NBPC is focused on increasing access to the
Midwives Model of Care in all settings, as well as supporting legislative
initiatives that promote the autonomous practice of Certified Professional
Midwives and Certified Nurse-Midwives.
Watch the video.
Keynote speaker, Krystn Madrine, said, “We are part of something that is
much bigger than what you see here. All across the country today people
are coming together to support the idea of midwives.” She reminded us
that, “(We) are part of the tapestry of the movement toward having better
birth.”
Marsden Wagner, former director of Women’s and Children’s Health of
the World Health Organization said, “Pennsylvania is in a mess. You
have a Medical Board who is attacking midwives. You have obstetricians
in this state who say that homebirth is dangerous, that midwives are
dangerous.” Part of the mission of PFSB is to raise awareness and
support for families choosing an out-of hospital birth as a safe,
appropriate option. Dr. Wagner reminded us that all of the evidence
supports the claim that midwife-attended birth is safe.
One of the goals of PFSB is to support legislation that will license
Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) in Pennsylvania, giving them
freedom to serve Pennsylvania’s women. “We are ready for, and
demanding change,” said Salem, Executive Director of Birth Without
Boundaries, International. “We need each one of you. We need our
midwives; regardless of what two letters come before the ‘M’. We need
our midwives, period.”
“We are in the very early stages of our pregnancy,” said Ms. Madrine.
“Nobody can see. We aren’t showing yet. We’re still having some
morning sickness. We are still deciding which vitamins to take.” But like
the growing child, she said, the movement toward childbirth freedom is
living and growing and swelling across the country. “So you can get
involved and have an impact. It has to come from you,” she told the
consumers, saying it is time for us to give back and to stop the
harassment of midwives.
“At the end of the day,” said Dr. Wagner, “this is all about freedom. The
families of Pennsylvania do not today have freedom to choose the kind of
birth they want where they want it. The sanctity of all families has been
taken away from you. Pennsylvania families must get the truth, because
the truth will make them free.”
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Midwife Krystn Madrine
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