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05/11/2025

If you plan to practice as a midwife in Texas or use the services of a midwife in Texas then PLEASE speak up and get involved!!
You will need to do more than just post on social media as legislation doesn't care what is posted but that actual families want to preserve their rights and body autonomy!

**Texas passed House Bill 4553**

Licensed midwives who do not submit a Birth & Outcomes Report to the department of state health services & the Texas department of licensing and regulations after ten days of attending EACH birth, even if they do not attend they actually delivery ( meaning they tranfer care to medical facility) , will results to penalties, license suspension and fines.

They want each statistic tied publicly to all Texas license midwives.

This means when a mother requests an epidural after a long labor and her midwife facilitates a transfer, whatever happens after this transfer, will be publicly tied to this midwife. If, this mother experience medical complications that are caused by iatrogenic activity, such as artificial rupture of membranes which led to a cord prolapse and baby requires intensive NICU time, this will be used to show statistics on midwifery care.

Doesn’t this make midwives hesitant and slower to transfer?

They will track events completely out of their control!!. They will mark how many hemorrhages they have in their care, but not take into consideration how it was safely managed, only that the event occurred.

This bill would required for each midwife to disclose to their clients if they are ever under investigation, even if no determination or disciplinary action has been made. This is not the normal for other licensed medical professionals!! Physicians, nurse practitioners, RN, dentist, therapist, Chriopactor’s, etc do not follow theses guidelines. This now holds licensed midwives to an uneven regulation. This is not done without clear intention to create fear and destroy reputations.

Do you not see the modern day witch hunt?

I ache my friends, colleagues and all the women who serve as a Texas licensed midwife. I ache for the pregnant women who will be affected by this bill and I ache because this bill represents yet another right taken away from licensed midwives. It represents the ability of the government, to steal, control and destroy everything that makes midwifery.... midwifery.

This isn’t just any bill being passed either, it’s them demonstrating that they can change and restrict and control, anytime they’d like too. It’s showing that licensing does not equal freedom nor safety.

The bill while passed has not made it to The House or Senate, but it is set to take effect September 1, 2025.

Please, I beg you.... GET INVOLVED!!

05/11/2025

“Arrest the Midwife” pulls back the curtain on what far too many midwives and families already know: that laws criminalizing midwifery do real harm and disproportionately impact rural, religious, and marginalized communities.

This documentary centers on the story of Elizabeth Catlin, a Mennonite midwife in New York, and also includes the stories of Melissa Yaw Carman and Lissa Horning, whose arrests highlight broader threats to community-based midwifery.

As Ms. Magazine writes: “The film is a call to action for policymakers, advocates and everyday people to protect midwives and expand access to safe, community-based care.”

Midwives are not criminals. Midwifery is essential healthcare—and it should be protected.

Read the full review: https://msmagazine.com/2025/05/04/arrest-the-midwife-documentary-film-review-laws-mennonite-new-york/ (link in bio)

"Arrest the Midwife" documentary follows a criminalized midwife, the Mennonite women behind her, and the political battle to legalize life-saving care.

05/11/2025

They need to add unexplained secondary infertility and disruptions to the menstrual cycle to this list!!

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04/26/2025

I have witnessed this story, or a version of it, way too many times over the last 30 years! Its time to raise our children to NOT accept this behavior from health care professionals!!

04/25/2025

For those who don’t know… now is the time to act to save everything that is good about midwifery in Texas!
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❗️Midwifery in Texas and the rights of birthing women are under attack.❗️

We urgently need your voice. This is a critical moment for midwifery.

House Bill 4553 has officially been set for a hearing in the House Public Health Committee on Sunday, April 28 at 8:00 A.M. in Room E2.030 at the Capitol.

House Bill 4553 threatens the autonomy of our profession under the guise of data collection. While framed as a neutral reporting bill, HB 4553 lays the groundwork for invasive oversight, misrepresentation of outcomes, and the further medicalization of midwifery care without the context or nuance necessary to accurately represent our clients or our work.

We need every midwife, student, client, and supporter to contact the public health committee and urge them to oppose HB 4553.

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What You Can Do Today:

1. Call the Public Health Committee – urge them to oppose HB 4553.

Phone: 512-463-0806

2. Contact Chairman VanDeaver directly – tell him to withdraw his support for this bill.

Email: gary.vandeaver@house.texas.gov
Phone: 512-463-0692

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Call Script or Email Template:

Subject: Oppose HB 4553 – Protect Midwifery from over regulation and medicalization. Protect Family Choice

Dear [Chairman VanDeaver / Public Health Committee Member],

I am a [licensed midwife/client/family member/supporter] writing to strongly oppose House Bill 4553, scheduled for hearing on Monday, April 28. This bill, though presented as a neutral data reporting proposal, contains harmful and confusing language that would result in over regulation, redundant statistics collection, the medicalization of and the erosion of midwifery care in Texas.

Texas midwives are already held to high standards of safety and accountability. This bill duplicates existing reporting, imposes burdensome new rules, threatens privacy, and undermines informed choice in birth.

I respectfully urge you to oppose HB 4553 and support true solutions that protect safe birthing options across our state.

Sincerely,
[Your Full Name]
[Your Address]

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Thank you for standing for midwifery, for birthing families, and for the preservation of midwifery care in Texas.

In solidarity,
Association of Texas Midwives

04/06/2025

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02/10/2025

Go to your baby a thousand times! Your baby is just beginning to learn about life. What are you teaching your baby? That your "me time" is more important?
Or that your baby that they can count on you and not have to fend for themselves emotionally?

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Australian Study (2023):

A retrospective cohort study in Victoria, Australia, examined births from 2010 to 2018. The researchers found that when labor was induced in low-risk women from 37 to 41 weeks gestation, the rates of cesarean sections were higher by approximately 23-43% compared to women who went into labor spontaneously. This study challenges the ARRIVE trial's findings and emphasizes the need for informed decision-making regarding elective inductions. https://naturalwomanhood.org/arrive-trial/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Michigan Study (2020):

Researchers analyzed over 14,000 deliveries and found that elective induction did not reduce cesarean rates. In fact, individuals who underwent elective induction were more likely to have a cesarean birth compared to those who experienced expectant management (30% vs. 24%). The study highlighted the importance of shared decision-making and suggested that outcomes might differ in real-world settings.

New research says expectant management is best