Part 1 - Questions to Ask Your Midwife

If you are leaning towards working with a midwife for your prenatal care, then this episode is for you. You'll be provided with a list of questions that will help you to confidently narrow in on the midwife that is right for your pregnancy and birthing journey. Start listening now! 

 

Links to reports and articles referenced in this episode: 

AMA - State law chart: Certified Professional Midwife Scope of Practice

https://www.ama-assn.org/sites/ama-assn.org/files/corp/media-browser/specialty%20group/arc/direct-entry-midwife-state-chart-practice-information-2016.pdf

 

AL.com - Midwives can legally deliver Alabama babies for first time in decades as state issues licenses

https://www.al.com/news/2019/01/midwives-can-legally-deliver-alabama-babies-for-first-time-in-decades-as-state-issues-licenses.html

 

Medical Association of the State of Alabama - Save Alabama Moms 

https://alabamamedicine.org/savealmoms/#1574275876665-d31d3f11-4493

 

The National Academic Press - The Consequences of Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality: Report of a Workshop 

https://www.nap.edu/read/9800/chapter/2

 

AL.com - Alabama has third-highest death rate of mothers in the nation, new federal report says

https://www.al.com/news/2020/02/alabama-has-third-highest-death-rate-of-mothers-in-the-nation-new-federal-report-says.html

 

UCSF - High-Risk Pregnancy

https://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/high-risk-pregnancy