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Our Bill is Filed!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin

Our midwife licensure bill, sponsored by Representative Thomas Long, has officially been filed.  To view it, you can click here.  Here are the highlights of the bill:: House Bill 1678 *Adds a CPM checkbox to Missouri’s birth certificate form so … Continue reading →

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Cookie Day 2012!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin

It’s that time of year again, Friends of Missouri Midwives’ annual “Cookie Day” and rally! What’s Cookie Day, you ask?  Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like…a day for families to come show their support of legal home birth midwifery … Continue reading →

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Where in Missouri is Summer Thorp-Lancaster?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

Those words, sung to the tune of that 80′s show “Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego?” theme song, have been echoing in my head the past couple of days.  Fair warning, it might get stuck in your head now … Continue reading →

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Sentiments of the Season

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

This time of year, celebrations are in full swing.  While the specifics of our beliefs may be different, many are centered around birth in some form…..either metaphorically or literally.  For me, this time of year represents peace, hope, joy and … Continue reading →

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Doulas and Homebirth

Posted on December 20, 2011 by admin

The theme of our last newsletter (winter 2011) was doulas.  Below is the companion piece to our editor’s article.  Please excuse the funky formatting; I can’t seem to get it right and give up! Doulas and Homebirth Compiled by Molly … Continue reading →

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Midwives In The News

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

2011:  Year of the Midwife! It’s an exciting time for midwifery!  Two prominent midwives have recently been given awards, making midwifery front and center in the news as well as across social media sites.   Robin Lim, the recipient of … Continue reading →

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12 Days of Birth Activist Christmas from TalkBirth

Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin

Last December, Molly Remer of Talk Birth – Childbirth Education Classes came up with a lovely twist on “The Twelve Days of Christmas”.  She agreed to let me share it with you here.  Enjoy!   12 Days of Birth Activist … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on November 24, 2011 by admin

Across Facebook (are you a fan of FoMM?), people have been posting daily status updates of thankfulness.  While I attempt to practice everyday gratitude, these displays inevitably prompt me to think about midwifery, as what could produce more gratitude than … Continue reading →

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More Business of Being Born

Posted on November 12, 2011 by admin

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to attend a screening of the new Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein documentary, More Business of Being Born.  The film is broken into four parts, each about an hour long.  We watched the first … Continue reading →

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“All about THE BIRTH” St Charles Chapter FoMM Meeting

Posted on October 25, 2011 by admin

The October 25th @ 7:00 Friends of Mo. Midwives meeting will again be at Highland View Bapt. Church, 3220 Droste Rd, St. Charles, 63301.  Bring friends, snacks, and return any books or dvd’s you may have!  Topic this month will … Continue reading →

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