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Reply to "Evelyn Muhlhan - another homebirth midwife bites the dust?"
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[quote=Anonymous]There's two issues being conflated here. Women have the right to choose to give birth at home, regardless of the circumstances, or that in some cases, it is ill-advised. Medical professionals (including midwives), on the other hand, are expected to adhere to well-known standards of care. In certain situations, that can require them to insist that the patient give birth at a hospital, or decline to provide care if they refuse to leave the home. Evelyn was suspended because of complaints that she failed to adhere to the standard of care. She's not being prosecuted (to my knowledge) - she faces licensing ramifications because the she failed to comply with the licensing board's standard of care. Short version - I suppose it was inevitable, but there's no reason this discussion needed to turn into a debate about the relative merits of home v. hospital birth. [/quote]
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