Licensing legislation sought by midwives

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AUGUSTA -- Midwives hoping to be licensed by the state said Wednesday they will continue to push for licensing...
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Sherman of Dover, NH

Feb 21, 2008 9:49 AM

"As it is now, "we obtain them in a variety of other-than-legal routes," she said. Daniels, who along with another midwife attends 26 to 30 home births a year, said she doesn't understand why the state does not want to license them. "Do they want to wait for something unsafe to happen?"

And she thinks administering medicine that she is not licensed for and is obtaining it illegaly doesn't create an unsafe situation? Stop breaking the law, its there for a reason. If they want to be able to administer drugs then become a nurse midwife, have one present, or find a doctor that does house calls. Simple as that. Creating a licensing system for 22 people when the state is already significantly in the red is a waste of money. Besides isn't home childbirth suppose to be "natural"?

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