http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org Serving Certified Professional Midwives in Pennsylvania Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:57:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reminder for our Big Day, Saturday, Jan. 17th!!!!!!!! "Orgasmic Birth" will be shown at 12 noon at the State Theatre, in State College. There will be tables and displays before this so come early to visit and check out the MAP table. After the movie, there will be a panel discussion, with a ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/orgasmic-birth-screeningmap-meeting/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orgasmic-birth-screeningmap-meeting Sunday November 9th from 12-3:30 pm Luncheon buffet from 12-1pm Join us from 12-1 pm for food, conversation, and networking with fellow midwives from PALM(Pennsylvania Association of Licensed Midwives)*. There will be a raffle/silent auction to help raise funds for MAP’s efforts. Annual Meeting from 1:30-3:30pm Hear updates from MAP’s first 6 months, ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/map-invites-you-to-join-us-for-our-first-annual-meeting/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=map-invites-you-to-join-us-for-our-first-annual-meeting PushNews from The Big Push for Midwives Campaign CONTACT: Steff Hedenkamp, (816) 506-4630, steff@thebigpushformidwives.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, September 1, 2008  WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 1, 2008)—In the newest phase of its ongoing effort to deny women the right to choose their maternity care providers and birth settings, the American College of Obstetricians and ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/number-two-with-a-bullet-critical-women%e2%80%99s-health-issues-neglected-as-physician-group-yet-again-sets-its-sites-on-midwives/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=number-two-with-a-bullet-critical-women%25e2%2580%2599s-health-issues-neglected-as-physician-group-yet-again-sets-its-sites-on-midwives A recent TIME Magazine article discusses a current subtle shift towards homebirth, as women reject the hyper-clinical approach towards pregnancy and childbirth to instead embrace both as natural processes that can very often take place in the nurturing, comfortable environment of home, without intervention. Click here to view the article. http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/time-magazine-article-discusses-homebirth/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-magazine-article-discusses-homebirth Calls on AMA to Extend Its Apologies to African American Midwives PushNews from The Big Push for Midwives Campaign CONTACT: Steff Hedenkamp, (816) 506-4630, RedQuill@kc.rr.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 10, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2008)—Breaking 40 years of silence, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued an apology today for its role in ignoring ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/midwives-group-applauds-american-medical-association%e2%80%99s-statement-on-racism/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=midwives-group-applauds-american-medical-association%25e2%2580%2599s-statement-on-racism Physician Group Seeks to Outlaw Home Birth—Is Jail for Moms Next? CONTACT: Steff Hedenkamp, (816) 506-4630, RedQuill@kc.rr.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 16, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2008)—Just in time for Father’s Day, at its annual meeting last weekend, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution to introduce legislation outlawing home ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/father-knows-best-meets-big-brother-is-watching/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=father-knows-best-meets-big-brother-is-watching FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: BETH CURTIS Midwives Alliance of Pennsylvania  beth@believeinbirth.com www.pamidwivesalliance.org The Midwives Alliance of Pennsylvania has announced today that The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has reversed the September 2007 decision of the Pennsylvania Board of Medicine to order Lancaster County Certified Professional Midwife Diane Goslin to cease and desist from the practice of ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/press-release-from-midwives-alliance-of-pennsylvania/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=press-release-from-midwives-alliance-of-pennsylvania Today, Friday May 23rd, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed the PA Board of Medicine's order of Diane Goslin to cease and desist her practice of midwifery. The court also stated a clear opinion contradicting the Board of Medicine's contention that Goslin practiced both midwifery and medicine with ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/diane-goslin-ruling-reversed/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diane-goslin-ruling-reversed On May 2, 2008, at 9:30 am, the fourth annual International Midwives Day Celebration will be held at Mountain Laurel Lodge, the office of Krystn Madrine, birth educator and agitator in Centre County. What began as a way to meet other midwives when Krystn was new to this area has ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/international-midwives-day/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=international-midwives-day By Jennifer Quinn There is nothing I can think of which is more fundamentally transforming, and yet completely natural, than giving birth to a child.  Change is experienced physically, mentally and emotionally.  It is a process of pure growth, in leaps and bounds, for the physical being, the spiritual being and ... http://www.pamidwivesalliance.org/birthing-naturally/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=birthing-naturally