Midwives and Local Maternity Care

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Listen Wednesday, May. 2, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Health, Society

Midwives provide birthing services to a wide spectrum of expectant mothers, from those in under-served communities to families seeking alternatives to the conventional hospital deliveries. But some activists are now sounding alarms, after two local birthing centers announced they're closing their doors. We explore the local infrastructure for expecting families.

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Guests

Diana R. Jolles

CNM MS; General Director, Family Health & Birth Center

Larissa A. Guran

MPH CD (DONA); President, Birth Options Alliance- Capital Area, formerly Takoma Park Birthing Circle

Mark Hathaway

OB/GYN, Division Director for Outreach, OB/GYN Services, Washington Hospital Center; Associate Medical Director, Unity Health Care's OB/GYN Services

Claudia Booker

Midwife birth assistant; Washington DC Representative for the International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC)

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