Congresswoman Roybal-Allard Speaks on the Home Birth Consensus Summit

On November 16, 2011, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) recognized the recent Home Birth Consensus Summit held in Virginia. This summit brought together many different maternal health and child birth stakeholders to discuss home birth.

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[Douglas Lee-OLoughlin]

what a wonderful initiative, thanks congresswoman roybal-allard for championing this issue, and for future search to provide such a powerful way to engage numerous stakeholders.

[rmfseed]

For more groundbreaking, world changing examples of the power of Future Search (multistakeholder meeting) to which Congresswoman Roybal-Allard refers, see futuresearch(dot)net Using Future Search, we "change the world, one meeting at a time" by discovering past shared history, present successes and challenges and together find common ground across sectors and societies, within neighborhoods as well as world wide. Proud to have made an impact in the home birth movement.

[brucefan15]

This is indeed a great statement; it's important to note the process that led to it. Home Birth Summit used Future Search, a conference methodology that focuses on "getting the whole system in the room." Those participating included clinicians (midwives, obstetricians, pediatricians, family physicians), health professional educators, insurers, lawyers, ethicists, administrators, policy makers, researchers, consumers with successful outcomes and even unsuccessful outcomes. No wonder it worked!

[Penny Simkin]

An excellent statement by the Congresswoman in summarizing the extremely important conclusions of the Home Birth Summit. The fact that obstetricians, midwives, researchers, and consumers, as well as home birth and hospital birth advocates were well represented, makes this Summit historic. Let us hope the work continues, with the goal of increasing respect, support, and understanding among all the stakeholders. Congratulations for this important contribution to maternal-infant health.

[highdesertdoula]

Very exciting news!

[rosannegephart]

Extensive research has been done on the safety of birth outside of the hospital, yet both providers and families, face many obstacles. Both, home birth and birth in freestanding birth center, have been met with extensive and intense resistance by the medical community. The USA has one of the worst infant morbidity and mortality rates for a developed nation and this is not due to babies born outside of the hospital. Perhaps we should show more concern for what is going on in the hospitals!

[Vesper S.]

Thank you, thank you, thank you Congresswoman! I hope you're having an impact on your colleagues.

[jewishjoy]

Thank you so much for speaking up for the families who choose out-of-hospital birth. They deserve safe care.

[DanaGale]

Thank you! What a refreshing view from a legislator! Please keep up the good work.

[jen44667]

wonderful!!!! Its a wonderful and pleasing thing that this is finally getting the attention it deserves! KEEP UP the GOOD WORK Congresswoman!!!