Chambersburg, Pa., is losing its only independent certified nurse-midwife. Karen Brindle “had to close her practice because of liability issues with Keystone Women’s Care. The closing leaves more than 60 women due to deliver in the next few weeks scrambling to find someone to deliver their babies.” A new group calling itself “Mothers and Others for Midwifery-PA”, which will work to change the law, held a rally for Brindle. (Willa Jessee, “Over 100 people support midwife”, Carlisle Sentinel, Mar. 20). For more on midwives, see Mar. 15, 2004 and links from there, Aug. 1, and, on Point of Law, Mar. 6 of this year.
“We’re having a midwife crisis”
Chambersburg, Pa., is losing its only independent certified nurse-midwife. Karen Brindle “had to close her practice because of liability issues with Keystone Women’s Care. The closing leaves more than 60 women due to deliver in the next few weeks scrambling to find someone to deliver their babies.” A new group calling itself “Mothers and Others […]
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