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the latest on HB 1407, Birth Options
Preservation Act
In order to pass the
house, the bill was amended to be the Birth Options Preservation
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What Are My Options?
Directory
of Midwifery
Services in the
Washington DC
Area
About Us
Our Mission
To assist expectant women and families in the Capital area
by providing evidence-based information about pregnancy,
childbirth and parenting and advocating for accessibility
of a full range of caregiver and birth location options.
Our Vision
We envision a culture that supports and celebrates birth with
any caregiver or in any setting the expectant woman chooses.
Our History
Birth Options Alliance is an outgrowth of the Takoma Park Birthing
Circle, a local support & referral group that held monthly
meetings & hosted a listserv from Spring 2004 until Spring
2007. In March 2007 the Capital area learned of the closing
of 2 long-standing midwifery practices. Pregnant women, mothers
and concerned citizens across the region brought their energy
together at the Birthing Circle and as a result, Birth Options
Alliance was born!
Our Programs & Services
We continue to provide monthly meetings
of the Takoma Park Birthing Circle and a
listserv
on Yahoo Groups.
New programs & services that
BOA is working on include:
- Building our family & professional
membership
- Creating
a birth options directory for the Washington DC area
- Supporting
legislative reform in Maryland that will increase access
to Certified Nurse Midwifery care
- Independent
Birth Provider Collective
Check back frequently for more information about our programs
and how you can get involved!
Interested in
supporting midwifery?
Consider making a donation.
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