Dear friends and supporters,
First, the Cloud.
Some of you may already know, and for some this may be new information. This summer I face a legal proceeding between myself and the California Board of Nursing, in regards to a complaint made by a few local Ob/Gyn doctors back in 2010.
The Silver Linings:
1. The California Nurse-Midwife Association has sponsored a bill that may be passed THIS YEAR to remove the physician supervision requirement for certified nurse-midwives in all settings; home, birth center, and hospital. The bill will fix outdated regulations concerning nurse-midwives in California that will enable myself and others to provide our expert services without these legal barriers.
PLEASE SUPPORT AB 1306! Go to www.MidwivesPASS1306.com to learn more and get involved.
Yesterday I spent the day lobbying for the passage of this bill in Sacramento. I was touched to hear that my own personal case has served to inspire the timely authoring of this legislation, that will improve access to midwives for women all across the state. A silver lining, for sure.
2. The beautiful babies keep on coming. Here is one of the five beauties I was honored to welcome into the world last month! This is Opal:
3. The support I am receiving from all directions has been profound and beautiful. My home birth families, sister midwives, local filmmaker Skyler Andrew, and Elena Tonetti and her organization Birth into Being, with its nonprofit Sentient Circle, for starters. Please visit my gofundme site here
With love and blessings,
Dena
First, the Cloud.
Some of you may already know, and for some this may be new information. This summer I face a legal proceeding between myself and the California Board of Nursing, in regards to a complaint made by a few local Ob/Gyn doctors back in 2010.
The Silver Linings:
1. The California Nurse-Midwife Association has sponsored a bill that may be passed THIS YEAR to remove the physician supervision requirement for certified nurse-midwives in all settings; home, birth center, and hospital. The bill will fix outdated regulations concerning nurse-midwives in California that will enable myself and others to provide our expert services without these legal barriers.
PLEASE SUPPORT AB 1306! Go to www.MidwivesPASS1306.com to learn more and get involved.
Yesterday I spent the day lobbying for the passage of this bill in Sacramento. I was touched to hear that my own personal case has served to inspire the timely authoring of this legislation, that will improve access to midwives for women all across the state. A silver lining, for sure.
2. The beautiful babies keep on coming. Here is one of the five beauties I was honored to welcome into the world last month! This is Opal:
3. The support I am receiving from all directions has been profound and beautiful. My home birth families, sister midwives, local filmmaker Skyler Andrew, and Elena Tonetti and her organization Birth into Being, with its nonprofit Sentient Circle, for starters. Please visit my gofundme site here
With love and blessings,
Dena
