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Rachel Bruns lays out a comprehensive case for licensing certified professional midwives to improve maternal health and birth outcomes.

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Community Healthcare Initiative in partnership with Margibi Health Team Conducts Consultative Maternally Health Meeting Community Healthcare Initiative in partnership with Margibi Health Team Conducts Consultative Maternally Health Meeting Share Giving an overview of the meeting, the Executive Director of CHI, Naomi T. Solanke explained that CHI as a healthcare organization has realized that TTM though not lettered like Professional Midwives also play a key role in contributing towards strength...

Published Dec. 22, 2020Updated Jan. 8, 2021 Rafaela López Juárez was determined that if she ever had another child, she would try to give birth at home with a trusted midwife, surrounded by family. Her first birth at a hospital had been a traumatic ordeal, and her perspective changed drastically afterward, when she trained to become a professional midwife. “What women want is a birth experience centered on respect and dignity,” she said. She believes that low-risk births should occur outs...