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Hurry! Last 2 days to be listed in the New York Guide to a Healthy Birth!
If you are a Mother-Friendly Provider who serves the women and families in the greater New York City area you could be part of the 5th edition of the New York Guide to a Healthy Birth! The Guide to a...
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New York Midwives Need Your Help
Please see this message from the NYS Association of Licensed Midwives: We desperately need the 3 NYC senators who are on the Senate Higher Education Committee to sponsor our bill if we ever hope to get...
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Maximize Your Pleasure in Birth – and benefit CIC at the same time!
Sheri Winston is offering a great new class to help women have the most pleasurable birth possible. And she is generously donating a portion of the class fee to Choices in Childbirth! Ecstatic Birth...
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NYC Home Birth Crisis is making international news
Across the Pond, people are taking notice of the tragic home birth situation in New York. The Guardian published an article today noting that “this city of more than 8 million people, with its...
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NY Birth Community Update
Birth activists from around the state continue to build momentum for the passage of the Midwifery Modernization Act – a crucial piece of legislation that would protect the ability of midwives to...
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Good News – MMA Update
Consumer support for the Midwifery Modernization Act (MMA) has been overwhelming – Lawmakers in Albany have heard you and are now ready to take action and protect your right to access quality midwifery...
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A Victory for VBAC: ACOG revises its position
Advocates of women’s rights and maternity care activists are celebrating today as The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) announces its revised position on Vaginal Birth After...
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CIC Honored by NYSALM
CIC is proud to be recognized by NYSALM for our contribution to the passage of the Midwifery Modernization Act!
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Bearing the Burden of Choice: A Young Feminist’s Perspective
By Meagan Fuller, guest blogger I came to NYC to participate in the ultimate feminist vacation, conference, and networking event, Soapbox, Inc.’s Feminist Camp. A week packed with visits to social...
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New Research: Doula Support Reduces Odds of Cesarean Section by 40%
A new study entitled “Doula Care, Birth Outcomes, and Costs Among Medicaid Beneficiaries” was released online last week in the American Journal of Public Health and is creating quite a stir within the...
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