Announcements
Remove the Written Practice Agreement!
Please help by sending a letter to your senator and assembly member in support of Bill S5007/A08117. The Midwifery Modernization Act.
Click here to make your voice heard and increase your access to your Midwife!
Homebirth Circle
(Typically the 3rd Sunday of each month)
Int'l Cesarean Awareness Network
For more information please contact:
Alison Spath or Deborah Bradley
Memorandum in support of NYSALM
Safe patient Project
Consumer Union has launched a campaign called the Safe Patient Project.
Health Care Reform!
Please join CIMS in asking the new Administration to prioritize maternity care in health care reform efforts and to use the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative as a wellness model of care for childbearing women.
Newly added to the In The News Page!World Health Organization's Recommended Cesarean rates
Mission Statement
The purpose of Rochester Area Birth Network is to advocate for health, safety, and informed options in childbearing.
Rochester Area Birth Network supports the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative, a wellness model of maternity care issued by the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS), a group of individuals and national organizations with concern for the care and well-being of mothers, babies, and families.
About Us
Who We Are
As a chapter of BirthNetwork National, we are a non-profit organization comprised of a network of childbirth educators, midwives, labor assistants (doulas), family physicians, nurses, breastfeeding consultants, and parents who know the importance of informed options and alternatives in childbearing. While we encompass a broad range of political and religious perspectives, we all agree that birth is a normal, natural, and healthy process and that every family should have the opportunity for a healthy, joyous birth experience with a minimum of interventions.
What We Do
Provide the Rochester area community with important information about Evidence-based maternity care and options that women and families have regarding childbirth, and offer networking opportunities for professionals, parents, and others interested in birth.
When We Meet
Please call Rochester Area Birth Network for meeting dates, location, and times. All are welcome to attend.
Quote of the Day:
"$13 to $20 billion a year could be saved in health care costs by
demedicalizing childbirth, developing midwifery, and encouraging
breastfeeding."
Frank Oski, MD, Professor and Director, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
