cbtcafe (July 4, 2008 at 1:20 am)

I'm shocked home birth could be illegal. We're set to have our home birth in 2.5 months (AZ) and appreciate your support for this issue.

tiffany43050 (January 7, 2008 at 7:24 pm)

Way to go Senator! I hope and pray more in politics step up and follow your lead. You are a great man for doing what your doing.

swlieb (January 7, 2008 at 12:09 am)

Refreshingly awesome.Thanks.

siafu2012 (July 2, 2007 at 12:54 pm)

could you contact Salem at Birth Without Boundaries? We'd like to hear more from Physicians that support midwifery

stacechamp (May 26, 2007 at 6:51 pm)

Bravo Senator Loudon!Thank you for supporting what should under normal circumstances be viewed as a "natural" event versus a "medical" event.I had no idea that utilizing a midwife was illegal in your state - and it's a good thing I don't live there! Wow...As a woman who chose to have my 3rd baby naturally at home, I can say it was the most amazing experience in my life - and I wouldn't do it any other way.-Stacey Champion

debyemm (May 25, 2007 at 9:52 pm)

I was shocked to discover midwives were illegal in Missouri 7 yrs ago when I conceived my son. I really wanted to have the experience of a home birth however, I did need to have a medically managed pregnancy and I had a wonderful physician. Moms care about their babies. They will choose the best option for the best outcome. Midwives are trained to know when to seek physician or hospital assistance. Thank you Senator Loudon for bringing reason back to the equation.

mandagillespie (May 23, 2007 at 2:28 pm)

Way to go Senator Loudon! Amazing that family rights could be so contentious. For some facts on homebirth see the British Medical Journal, US population: got to world wide web bmj dot com and search homebirth 2000.Also, skip the NYT article on c-section and read this review of the story with gobs of well-researched note by the author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to Childbirth: on the world wide web at mothering dot com search Henci Goer, A deconstruction.

cgcalkins (May 22, 2007 at 9:10 pm)

There are many doctors who do care for the actual mother & baby. In fact, I would venture to assume that most go into the field because they care. But when you turn it into a competitive issue with one against the other, that's when it becomes unfair.

politipal (May 22, 2007 at 8:47 pm)

I am not worried about lay midwives, but I am tired or hearing how physicians are all about profit and not about caring for folks. There is a great story in the New Yorker about modern birthing that I think is very fair. I cant link to it here, But do a Google search for:How childbirth went industrial.by Atul GawandeOctober 9, 2006

cgcalkins (May 22, 2007 at 6:34 pm)

We do thank God for modern medicine when it's needed but what about when it's not? Check your statistics on fetal & maternal deaths- the USA ranks VERY poorly in the modernized world in these cases. It's sad.