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Support prenatal care and birth support for rural and under-served women!
Support the inclusion of Certified Professional Midwives in Medicaid and health care reform.

Where's the Birth Plan? by Jennifer Block - Midwifery-style care saves money and provides excellence for the new family--a great two for one proposal!  She clearly points out how the more humane style of care provided by midwives not only saves money, but also saves lives.  A new economic analysis forecasts savings of $9.1 billion per year if 10 percent of women planned to deliver out of hospital with midwives.

The Debate on Healthcare Policy Reform by Faith Gibson, a healthcare historian and policy theoretician
Learn about Health Care 2.0 and why "The problem with obstetrics is that it is all about obstetricians"

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Studies Show That Acupuncture Decreases Caesarean Rates [10/9/09]


This excellent review of acupuncture research is from Harmony Acupuncture in the San Jose, CA, area.


The Beautiful Baby Point  - Acupuncture For a Healthy Baby by Diane Joswick, L.Ac.


Oriental Medicine and Pregnancy By Marc Sklar, LAc - Acupuncture can help alleviate the symptoms that sometimes appear with pregnancy.

Conditions Treated During Pregnancy


Acupuncture and Pregnancy


Association of Perinatal Naturopathic Doctors (APND)


acubriefs.com offers a search of their newsletter archives.



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