Madeleine Wisner LM, IBCLC

11/01/2025

upcoming MAC meeting agenda has been posted. Please consider calling in if any of these topics are relevant to you.
If items you want to discuss are not on the agenda, please comment below and I will incorporate them into the “update from the chair” section. my goal is to uplift the voices of california LMs as this is one of the only “official” channels we have to communicate with the medical board about concerns.

10/12/2024

Universal Midwifery NOW

World leaders have committed to achieving UHC by 2030, and it is imperative that midwives and midwives’ associations are included as part of UHC planning at all levels – local (including facility- and community-level), regional and national.

26/08/2024

“even as demand for out-of-hospital births increases, birth centers across the state are shutting their doors, unable to withstand the joint battering ram of financial and regulatory challenges.”

https://calmatters.org/health/2024/08/birth-center-closures/

thanks CalMatters.org

Best Start birth center in San Diego closed after delivering 5,600 babies. Many midwives say CA makes it difficult for them to stay in business.

15/06/2024

hot off the press:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/birt.12845?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0V8Bcdqqoa2vUAH9m3FtsIK6U878JSjSHvIcTiXgFc2QWbvHU3fnp9UYc_aem_8ZlxBTnTf-dwxnu5OWdqNA

Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care is an interdisciplinary obstetrics & gynecology journal covering perinatal medicine & nursing, and maternal & newborn public health.

11/06/2024

Truly important and thorough information on the current state of midwifery in California:

This is the first in a series of webinars about midwifery in California.

02/06/2024

You are NOT at fault for getting preeclampsia, eclampsia or HELLP syndrome in your pregnancy or postpartum period. We are sending love to all members of our community who have felt at one time or another that it was. ♥️

30/05/2024

humans exist and survive as part of a complex ecosystem.

Extreme heat is dangerous when you're pregnant — particularly for those in underrepresented communities.

13/05/2024

kia ora

30/04/2024

Upcoming webinar on midwifery in California

Upcoming Webinars The State of Midwifery in California June 10, 2024 10am-11am PDT MACa’s 2024 webinar series aims to educate stakeholders of all stripes, including policymakers, hospitals, professional organizations, physicians, legislative staff, and more. The first webinar in this series will e...

30/04/2024

Some of the very important work that is being done surrounding midwifery reimbursement including Medi-Cal coverage for community midwifery care.

Everyone deserves a midwife Integrating midwife-led care into existing practice settings – such as clinics and hospitals – and amplifying and expanding the capacity of community-birth midwives, are key strategies for improving reproductive health care access and outcomes in California. Midwifery...

05/03/2024

hot off the presses

For the first time, our report assesses the actual impact of maternity care episode payment and maternity care home programs and provides recommendations for improving alternative payment models (APMs).