Birth Right

"Birth Right" is a short documentary created by Emily Jackson and Neeta Kirpalani, students in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Ethnographic Filmmaking class, which explores the efforts of the Alabama Birth Coalition to legalize Certified Professional Midwife- attended home birth. In times past the state of Alabama licensed thousands of state-trained midwives who served Alabama's families. Today there are zero legally-recognized midwives providing home birth services.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• midwives
• home birth
• Alabama

[ngonea]

@lora1992 - google " Structure Of The Birth Certificate" and you will know why "they" have made midwives obselete, it's all so they can assign a SS# , from the IMF, and register "regis" a Birth Certificate, ie warehouse receipt, so they can securitize and trade on the global stock market.

[lora1992]

It's the womens rigth to choose how they want to give birth! I'm sorry to say this, i might be wrong, but the person that made this illegal in Alabama (which is probably a men) must be sexist to make such a DISGUSTING decision! I mean what kind of women would agree to this? Even the ones that want to give birth in a hospital.. they're no reason that they would want to make this illegal for all the others who would like to have a home birth! This is ridiculous!

[gekenzer]

I cannot believe that a state would make midwifery illegal, who do they think they are to decide for a mother?? Good on all of you for making a stand, I would never want to go to a hospital for birth, hospitals are for the sick and dying.

[ttdean]

@JIW1087 Do you mind me asking, what happened during your hospital birth to make you decide to have an unassisted home birth? Also, what happened that you had no other options? I live in NY and had 1 unassisted birth but only because I had a horrible midwife who left me at 5 cm, with my 6th, baby because she said I was not in real labor, I had the baby shortly after on my bathroom floor.

But I'm interested in learning what goes on in Alabama concerning midwives or lack therof.

[sweetanbitter]

Im going to become a midwife - study starts next year - Over here In New Zealand All low risk pregnancy's are cared for by a midwife, and me having 2 had children of my own will help me relate to women so much more. Its sad to no that option is not available to everyone

[TheBirthChoices]

This is what will happen in Australia if we don't keep campaigning for registered homebirth midwives to have insurance.

[JIW1087]

Great video. This is such a real issue for me personally. I live in alabama and had to deliver my child unassisted at home. I had such a horrible experience in the hospital with my first child, that I vowed to never go back and deliver in a hospital again. I feel there are greater risks in the hospital setting. I would love to be able to have a midwife deliver my future children. Birthing unassisted is not a choice I like making, but the law leaves me with no other options.

[aznlucycanada]

I really believe midwives are the way to go. I am about to give birth to my first child and I am using a midwife. There is such a great demand here and they have long waitlist.

[MomCooking4five]

One of the best things you can do to support CPM licensure in Alabama is contact your family/friends there and ask them to contact their state reps. or state sens. (check with the Alabama folks for details of their bill # or whether they are working in the house or senate right now)

[larkspure80]

This is exactly what I was looking for when I searched "Alabama Midwives"... I am looking for ways to make a difference in this cause. Kudos the University of Alabama at Birmingham (of which I am a graduate!) for the research and presentation. I still live in Birmingham and am trying to conceive my first child. I strongly prefer home birth and and scared out of my mind that my only option in that direction is to be unassisted. What can we do to fix it??