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Facts & Information “Safety” in Childbirth – What Does This Mean? What is “Safe” Enough? 2010 NIH Consensus Development Conference on VBAC About AMA and ACOG- Resource Document from the Stand Up for Home Birth Toolkit Cesarean Section in the News –– Maternal Choice CfM Position on Education and Credentialing of Midwives CfM Position on the Issue of “Maternal Request” Cesarean Sections: Ill-Advised for Healthy Normal Mothers and Babies CfM Statement on the 2010 NIH Consensus Development Conference on VBAC Core Values of Citizens for Midwifery CPM2000 Study - CfM Press Release CPM2000 Study Published in BMJ! Do You Know Where Your Information Came From? Education and Testing Experts Assess the CPM Credentialing Process Effects of Hospital Economics on Maternity Care FAQs About Midwives and Midwifery Finding A Midwife From Calling to Courtroom Grassroots Network E-News List Henci Goer: Assault on Normal Birth: The OB Disinformation Campaign Henci Goer: Rebuttal to 2002 VBAC Study Home Birth Legislative AdvocacyToolkit: Stand Up for Home Birth Keys to the Art of Persuasion Legal Status of Direct-Entry Midwives Listening to Mothers Survey Midwifery and the Constitution Mother-Friendly Childbirth: Highlights of the Evidence Newsletters Archive Reading Scientific Birth Studies Critically: Washington State Home Birth Study Safety of Alternative Approaches to Childbirth The MAMA Campaign Unhappy With Your Maternity Care? File a Complaint! Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) - Is it Safe? What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section How-To ACOG 2008 Press Release on Home Birth- CfM Rebuttal and Talking Points Anyone Can Write to Their Legislator - It's Easy CfM TOOLKIT: Stand Up for Homebirth! Communicating With Legislators - A "How-to" Guide Home Birth Legislative AdvocacyToolkit: Stand Up for Home Birth Resources for Tool Kit SubPage Tips for Writing Letters to the Editor Fact Sheets Advantages of Using the CPM for State Licensure and Certification CPM 2000 Study Summary: Planned Home Births are Safe How Can the CPM Save Govermental Agencies Money? Ideals vs. Reality in US Births - 2004 MFCI Research Summary- Access to Midwifery Care Midwives: Essential for Affordable and Effective Maternity Care Mother-Friendly Childbirth: Highlights of the Evidence Out-of-Hospital Midwifery Care: Much Lower Rates of Cesarean Sections for Low-Risk Women Overview of Maternity Care in the US Safety of Home Birth: Planned Home Birth is Safe for Most Mothers and Babies Safety of Home Birth: Quotes - Safety in Birth Begins with Midwifery Care Safety of Home Birth: Quotes - The Safety of Home Birth Safety of Home Birth: Safety Begins with Midwives Safety of VBAC- Research from 2004-2008 State of American Childbirth- 2005 and 2006 Data What Does Good Maternity Care Look Like? Reviews: Books, Video, etc. Born in the U.S.A. Video Giving Birth: Challenges and Choices Video Midwives: A Living Tradition Video test The Breastfeeding Café: Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, and Secrets of Nursing CfM News Reprints "What are Our Rights?" Interview with Susan Jenkins on Rights in Regard to Childbirth Do You Know Where Your Information Came From? Effects of Hospital Economics on Maternity Care Keys to the Art of Persuasion Midwifery and the Constitution Newsletters Archive Reading Scientific Birth Studies Critically: Washington State Home Birth Study Unhappy With Your Maternity Care? File a Complaint! Articles (from outside sources) CPM2000 Study Published in BMJ! Henci Goer: Assault on Normal Birth: The OB Disinformation Campaign Henci Goer: Rebuttal to 2002 VBAC Study Listening to Mothers Survey Safety of Alternative Approaches to Childbirth test test 22 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) - Is it Safe? What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section Resolutions APHA Resolution MANA Resolution to Support Citizens for Midwifery! NOW Resolution: Expansion of Reproductive Freedom to Include Midwives Model of Care The Big Push for Midwives Campaign Miscellaneous Archive of Old Resource Materials CfM Health Care Reform Recommendations to Obama Transistion Team Citizens for Midwifery Responds to ACOG 12/12/01 Press Conference Topic: "Cesarean Delivery and Labor Induction: Saving babies? Or is natural better?" Dear Midwifery Client- A letter for the back of the CFM two color flier Dear Midwifery Client- A Letter To Accompany a Gift Membership Dear Midwifery Client- A Stand Alone Letter for Midwives to Help Them Explain to Clients Why Supporting CfM is Important HOME PAGE - CfM Online Store HOME PAGE: CfM Annual Meeting HOME PAGE: Grassroots Network Ideals vs. Reality in US Births - 2001 Ideals vs. Reality in US Births - 2003 National Statistics for 2002: Cesarean Rate Rises to Highest Ever Reported in the United States Paula J Mandell Memorial Share Your Story of Medical Overtreatment Volunteers Needed!

"What are Our Rights?" Interview with Susan Jenkins on Rights in Regard to Childbirth “Safety” in Childbirth – What Does This Mean? What is “Safe” Enough? 2010 NIH Consensus Development Conference on VBAC About AMA and ACOG- Resource Document from the Stand Up for Home Birth Toolkit ACOG 2008 Press Release on Home Birth- CfM Rebuttal and Talking Points Advantages of Using the CPM for State Licensure and Certification - Fact Sheet Anyone Can Write to Their Legislator - It's Easy APHA Resolution Archive of Old Resource Materials Born in the U.S.A. Video Cesarean Section in the News –– Maternal Choice CfM Health Care Reform Recommendations to Obama Transistion Team CfM Position on Education and Credentialing of Midwives CfM Position on the Issue of “Maternal Request” Cesarean Sections: Ill-Advised for Healthy Normal Mothers and Babies Communicating With Legislators - A "How-to" Guide Core Values of Citizens for Midwifery CPM 2000 Study Summary: Planned Home Births are Safe - Fact Sheet CPM2000 Study - CfM Press Release - Press Release CPM2000 Study Published in BMJ! Do You Know Where Your Information Came From? Education and Testing Experts Assess the CPM Credentialing Process Effects of Hospital Economics on Maternity Care Finding A Midwife From Calling to Courtroom Giving Birth: Challenges and Choices Video Grassroots Network E-News List Henci Goer: Assault on Normal Birth: The OB Disinformation Campaign Henci Goer: Rebuttal to 2002 VBAC Study Home Birth Legislative AdvocacyToolkit: Stand Up for Home Birth How Can the CPM Save Govermental Agencies Money? - Fact Sheet Ideals vs. Reality in US Births - 2004 - Fact Sheet Keys to the Art of Persuasion Legal Status of Direct-Entry Midwives Listening to Mothers Survey MANA Resolution to Support Citizens for Midwifery! Midwifery and the Constitution Midwives: Essential for Affordable and Effective Maternity Care - Fact Sheet Midwives: A Living Tradition Video Mother-Friendly Childbirth: Highlights of the Evidence - Fact Sheet Newsletters Archive - Archive of Citizens for Midwifery Newsletters NOW Resolution: Expansion of Reproductive Freedom to Include Midwives Model of Care Out-of-Hospital Midwifery Care: Much Lower Rates of Cesarean Sections for Low-Risk Women - Fact Sheet Overview of Maternity Care in the US - Fact Sheet Reading Scientific Birth Studies Critically: Washington State Home Birth Study Safety of Home Birth: Planned Home Birth is Safe for Most Mothers and Babies - Fact Sheet Safety of Home Birth: Quotes - Safety in Birth Begins with Midwifery Care - Fact Sheet Safety of Home Birth: Quotes - The Safety of Home Birth - Fact Sheet Safety of Home Birth: Safety Begins with Midwives - Fact Sheet Safety of VBAC- Research from 2004-2008 Share Your Story of Medical Overtreatment State of American Childbirth- 2005 and 2006 Data test - test The Breastfeeding Café: Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, and Secrets of Nursing - Book Review The MAMA Campaign Tips for Writing Letters to the Editor Unhappy With Your Maternity Care? File a Complaint! Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) - Is it Safe? Volunteers Needed! - Volunteers Needed! What Does Good Maternity Care Look Like? - Flyer on Evidenced Based Models of Care What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section - Created by Childbirth Connection

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