Midwife charged after at-home birth ends in death of baby

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe run a background and/or license check before you put your life or your newborn's in someone's hands.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Hock does not hold a medical certification or license in the state to be a practicing midwife, according to police.

Noe said she paid Hock in the range of $3,000 to $4,000 to retain her services, according to the affidavit.

Lessman, the OB-GYN on-call, said the baby’s death could have been prevented “had appropriate medical care been provided in a timely manner,” according to the affidavit, and “the medical steps taken by Hock were performed negligently.”



https://abcnews.go.com/US/omaha-midwife-charged-home-birth-ends-tragedy/story?id=64114765&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_twopack_hed

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Hey OP, Who told you she’s a midwife? She simply isn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank goodness! I hope that these lay “midwives” continue to get prosecuted when babies die needlessly.

Why shouldn’t MDs get prosecuted when babies die needlessly?

They ABSOLUTELY should. Also when the mothers die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The natural birth cultists are a lot like anti-vaxers. They will believe what they want, evidence-based medicine be damned.

You apparently don't know about all those disgusting people in hospitals. Come enjoy my lovely fruit bowl, but only until six weeks before Christmas.

I didn't want this to get lost in the fray. I love you, whoever you are. Please be my best friend.

[Anonymous]

American hospital birth is a nightmare. It’s often the cause of postpartum depression. Women are typically not respected.

When I give birth, I decide what’s done to me and my child. Not some hotshot bozo.

[Anonymous]

Only Certified Midwives (CMs), Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) are able to hold themselves out as midwives in America. “Midwife” as a title, connotes at a minimum, graduation from US Department of Education accredited program, regardless of variety in state licensing laws.

I have had two amazing experiences with all three types of midwives, they also consulted easily with MFM, I had all routine testing and ultrasounds and my kids are up to date on their vaccines...and I gave birth at home. It’s not for everyone, but it certainly wasn’t lesser care. The OP is maligning an entire profession based on someone who isn’t even recognized as a member of it.

http://www.midwife.org/acnm/files/ccLibraryFiles/FILENAME/000000006807/FINAL-ComparisonChart-Oct2017.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe run a background and/or license check before you put your life or your newborn's in someone's hands.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Hock does not hold a medical certification or license in the state to be a practicing midwife, according to police.

Noe said she paid Hock in the range of $3,000 to $4,000 to retain her services, according to the affidavit.

Lessman, the OB-GYN on-call, said the baby’s death could have been prevented “had appropriate medical care been provided in a timely manner,” according to the affidavit, and “the medical steps taken by Hock were performed negligently.”



https://abcnews.go.com/US/omaha-midwife-charged-home-birth-ends-tragedy/story?id=64114765&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_twopack_hed

[ Admin: Subject line changed after complaints that it was misleading. ]

Hey OP, Who told you she’s a midwife? She simply isn’t.

ABCNews - Midwife charged after at-home birth ends in tragedy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only Certified Midwives (CMs), Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) are able to hold themselves out as midwives in America. “Midwife” as a title, connotes at a minimum, graduation from US Department of Education accredited program, regardless of variety in state licensing laws.

I have had two amazing experiences with all three types of midwives, they also consulted easily with MFM, I had all routine testing and ultrasounds and my kids are up to date on their vaccines...and I gave birth at home. It’s not for everyone, but it certainly wasn’t lesser care. The OP is maligning an entire profession based on someone who isn’t even recognized as a member of it.

http://www.midwife.org/acnm/files/ccLibraryFiles/FILENAME/000000006807/FINAL-ComparisonChart-Oct2017.pdf

Nah, CNMs are ok. But the rest are hacks - why would you want a hack delivering your child? In many states, "direct entry midwives" can be licensed and perform homebirths with barely any training or healthcare background.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:American hospital birth is a nightmare. It’s often the cause of postpartum depression. Women are typically not respected.

When I give birth, I decide what’s done to me and my child. Not some hotshot bozo.

NP. Can you link to the research on this, please?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe run a background and/or license check before you put your life or your newborn's in someone's hands.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Hock does not hold a medical certification or license in the state to be a practicing midwife, according to police.

Noe said she paid Hock in the range of $3,000 to $4,000 to retain her services, according to the affidavit.

Lessman, the OB-GYN on-call, said the baby’s death could have been prevented “had appropriate medical care been provided in a timely manner,” according to the affidavit, and “the medical steps taken by Hock were performed negligently.”



https://abcnews.go.com/US/omaha-midwife-charged-home-birth-ends-tragedy/story?id=64114765&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_twopack_hed

[ Admin: Subject line changed after complaints that it was misleading. ]

Hey OP, Who told you she’s a midwife? She simply isn’t.

ABCNews - Midwife charged after at-home birth ends in tragedy

Fake news. Or did she simply “identify” as a midwife?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe run a background and/or license check before you put your life or your newborn's in someone's hands.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Hock does not hold a medical certification or license in the state to be a practicing midwife, according to police.

Noe said she paid Hock in the range of $3,000 to $4,000 to retain her services, according to the affidavit.

Lessman, the OB-GYN on-call, said the baby’s death could have been prevented “had appropriate medical care been provided in a timely manner,” according to the affidavit, and “the medical steps taken by Hock were performed negligently.”



https://abcnews.go.com/US/omaha-midwife-charged-home-birth-ends-tragedy/story?id=64114765&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_twopack_hed

[ Admin: Subject line changed after complaints that it was misleading. ]

Hey OP, Who told you she’s a midwife? She simply isn’t.

ABCNews - Midwife charged after at-home birth ends in tragedy

Fake news. Or did she simply “identify” as a midwife?

Why don’t you contract the reporter who wrote the article or the news editor who approved it and ask them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe run a background and/or license check before you put your life or your newborn's in someone's hands.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Hock does not hold a medical certification or license in the state to be a practicing midwife, according to police.

Noe said she paid Hock in the range of $3,000 to $4,000 to retain her services, according to the affidavit.

Lessman, the OB-GYN on-call, said the baby’s death could have been prevented “had appropriate medical care been provided in a timely manner,” according to the affidavit, and “the medical steps taken by Hock were performed negligently.”



https://abcnews.go.com/US/omaha-midwife-charged-home-birth-ends-tragedy/story?id=64114765&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_twopack_hed

[ Admin: Subject line changed after complaints that it was misleading. ]

Hey OP, Who told you she’s a midwife? She simply isn’t.

ABCNews - Midwife charged after at-home birth ends in tragedy

Fake news. Or did she simply “identify” as a midwife?

Why don’t you contract the reporter who wrote the article or the news editor who approved it and ask them?

Why? They always go for shock appeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe run a background and/or license check before you put your life or your newborn's in someone's hands.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Hock does not hold a medical certification or license in the state to be a practicing midwife, according to police.

Noe said she paid Hock in the range of $3,000 to $4,000 to retain her services, according to the affidavit.

Lessman, the OB-GYN on-call, said the baby’s death could have been prevented “had appropriate medical care been provided in a timely manner,” according to the affidavit, and “the medical steps taken by Hock were performed negligently.”



https://abcnews.go.com/US/omaha-midwife-charged-home-birth-ends-tragedy/story?id=64114765&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_twopack_hed

[ Admin: Subject line changed after complaints that it was misleading. ]

Hey OP, Who told you she’s a midwife? She simply isn’t.

ABCNews - Midwife charged after at-home birth ends in tragedy

Fake news. Or did she simply “identify” as a midwife?

Why don’t you contract the reporter who wrote the article or the news editor who approved it and ask them?

Why? They always go for shock appeal.

Alright. Keep complaining in your small corner of the universe then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe run a background and/or license check before you put your life or your newborn's in someone's hands.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said Hock does not hold a medical certification or license in the state to be a practicing midwife, according to police.

Noe said she paid Hock in the range of $3,000 to $4,000 to retain her services, according to the affidavit.

Lessman, the OB-GYN on-call, said the baby’s death could have been prevented “had appropriate medical care been provided in a timely manner,” according to the affidavit, and “the medical steps taken by Hock were performed negligently.”



https://abcnews.go.com/US/omaha-midwife-charged-home-birth-ends-tragedy/story?id=64114765&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_twopack_hed

[ Admin: Subject line changed after complaints that it was misleading. ]

Hey OP, Who told you she’s a midwife? She simply isn’t.

ABCNews - Midwife charged after at-home birth ends in tragedy

Fake news. Or did she simply “identify” as a midwife?

Why don’t you contract the reporter who wrote the article or the news editor who approved it and ask them?

Why? They always go for shock appeal.

DP. She called herself a midwife. Argue with her, not the reporter or PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The natural birth cultists are a lot like anti-vaxers. They will believe what they want, evidence-based medicine be damned.

You apparently don't know about all those disgusting people in hospitals. Come enjoy my lovely fruit bowl, but only until six weeks before Christmas.

I didn't want this to get lost in the fray. I love you, whoever you are. Please be my best friend.

Absolutely! I will bring you a delicious apricot while you sit on the steps of the hospital. The outside steps, of course.

[Anonymous]

“Similar complications arose during the earlier pregnancy with a breech baby, he said, and Ms. Noe opted to have a C-section at the hospital after Ms Hock advised her of the risks. This time, he said, Ms. Hock once again warned Ms. Noe of the risks of a breech birth, but that she had opted to remain at home.”

From this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/06/us/nebraska-midwife.html

She had a c-section two years ago, but decided to give it a go at home this time? The parents are culpable too.