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Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland
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About this campaign
Help Achieve Greater VBAC Access for Homebirthing Families in Maryland!
The Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland is currently fundraising to pay for the yearlong task of employing a lobbyist who can effectively bring our vision of midwifery to the Maryland legislature. Currently, Certified Professional Midwives licensed in Maryland are not allowed to care for mothers who have had a prior cesarean birth. Research shows that a person's chance for achieving a safe VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) is up to 87% in the home setting, while the chance for a similar safe outcome is only about 15% in Maryland hospitals.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24479690/
https://www.cesareanrates.org/Maryland
Many hospitals in Maryland do not offer the option of a VBAC, either requiring a scheduled repeat cesarean or erecting such barriers to a physiological birth that VBAC becomes difficult or impossible to achieve. As a result, birthing at home, with or without a trained midwife, is the only option available for those who want a greater chance at reducing the overall risk of morbidity/mortality in their current pregnancy and birth AND their future pregnancies.
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Maryland families should have full access to our amazing, licensed homebirth midwives!
I support our amazing midwives and admire their work and advocacy for families to have a positive birth experience.