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altarflameBirthgirlz, the group I recently joined and have been talking about helping, is raising money to hire an experienced attorney to litigate the state of Florida re: their policy that vbac is no longer LEGAL in freestanding birth centers. Keep in mind here that Florida has between 50-80% cesarean rates throughout the state, so MANY subsequent-borns are either going to be a vbac or a repeat c/s, and that our hospitals are EXTREMELY anti-vbac...many of you will remember my fight to even have a chance to labor anywhere in this state.
From the site:
As it currently stands VBACs at home with a licensed midwife are legal, but midwives working in birth centers are not permitted to so much as give prenatal care to these very same mothers.
You can read more about this, including non-profit incorporation details and specific statistics on safety of vbac and these particular laws - and donate (WE ARE HALFWAY THERE!!!) - here:
http://birthgirlz.com/URGENTActionRequired.html
Any amount helps. Passing on the word and reposting is also very appreciated :)
Unrelated to birth, huge for helping: the website www.lotsahelpinghands.com is loaded with resources for organizing contact information, specific guidelines and calendars for groups supporting those going through hard times. As an example, a woman in my natural parenting group just lost her husband to a car crash. She has a 10 month old baby. The group is rallying together so that one of us can spend an hour or two with her and bring her dinner each night for over a month. This website is a great tool that makes these sorts of things much easier - before someone pointed it out, there was an endless chain of emails all asking similar questions and a lot of logistical confusion.
From the site:
As it currently stands VBACs at home with a licensed midwife are legal, but midwives working in birth centers are not permitted to so much as give prenatal care to these very same mothers.
You can read more about this, including non-profit incorporation details and specific statistics on safety of vbac and these particular laws - and donate (WE ARE HALFWAY THERE!!!) - here:
http://birthgirlz.com/URGENTActionRequired.html
Any amount helps. Passing on the word and reposting is also very appreciated :)
Unrelated to birth, huge for helping: the website www.lotsahelpinghands.com is loaded with resources for organizing contact information, specific guidelines and calendars for groups supporting those going through hard times. As an example, a woman in my natural parenting group just lost her husband to a car crash. She has a 10 month old baby. The group is rallying together so that one of us can spend an hour or two with her and bring her dinner each night for over a month. This website is a great tool that makes these sorts of things much easier - before someone pointed it out, there was an endless chain of emails all asking similar questions and a lot of logistical confusion.
