Where Is My Midwife? - Flashmob

The only midwifery program in Wilmington NC was dissolved last month leaving women days or weeks from their due dates without their chosen care provider. Members of Where's My Midwife illustrate their anger at having fewer maternity care options with a flashmob protest at the farmer's market Saturday. Visit www.wheresmymidwife.org for more details.

The Midwifery Model of Care encourages allowing the woman's body to process through labor without risky and painful interventions and promotes having the mom to move and cope with pain in her own way rather than being restricted to a hospital bed. We want the hospital to lift their restrictions on CNM autonomy. We want our midwives back. We won't take birth lying down!

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• pregnancy
• child birth
• midwife
• Wilmington NC
• flashmob

[mmikolajczak]

While I am 100% in support of midwives, I don't understand why this protest targeted the farmers market. It seems to me this creative and bold action would have been much more useful if it was done at the state house or some place where the decision-makers in the legislature were gathering. ???

[Myztri]

1. This was an amazing idea. Absolutely.

2. LOVE the song choice. It couldn't have been better.

3. LOVE the lithotomy- feet in stirrups position.

EPIC.

[NannyOnCall]

LOVE IT!!

[mystaker]

i'm sorry but there are better ways to make your point. this was just lame.

[raedavies]

VERY creative - I love the YouTube generation!

[jodynkrif]

I'm lying down with you up here in Canada ladies!

[jaxmomsanurse]

Gotta love the feet up stirrup position!

[keekerb]

All right!!!!

[nm45832]

Great job ladies!!! Sorry I was out of town and missed it!!

[tgreenification]

freakin awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!