Mississippi
House Bill 695

 Makes Non Nurse
 Midwifery Illegal

Political Action Infor for mothers and others   

Click here for a study that identifies
how maternity care by lay and professional midwives dramatically reduces maternal and perinatal mortality, while providing care that is more cost-effective than medicalized childbirth, while having a comparable safety record.

House Bill 695 would deny women access to professionally-trained birth attendants for Planned Home Birth, since nurse midwives do not provide care for PHB

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The following information is copied from an  action alert email
by Susan Jenkins:I

The bill repeals the current exemption that midwives have from Mississippi’s medical practice act and includes stiff penalties for ANY midwife practicing who is not a nurse-midwife. It has already sailed through the Mississippi House, so urgent action is needed TODAY.

It is particularly important that members of the Senate Public Health committee (listed below) hear from their constituents, telling them to vote NO on HB 695

Tell them that you do NOT support making the care of Certified Professional Midwives illegal. CPMs are specially trained to deliver babies in out-of-hospital settings and are an important part of the maternity care system.

If you live in or have midwifery or doula clients in Mississippi, start making calls and sending emails to your STATE SENATORS ONLY and forward this to anyone you know who lives in the state (calls can be made to home and office numbers both).
 

Get your ducks in a row:

 Contact a legislator, a journalist, or a blogger
Tell your friends and family to do the same....

We don't want evidence-based maternity care to go the way of the gooney bird!
 

If you don't know who your state senator is, click on this URL:

http://www.capitolconnect.com/demoassoc1/legislatorsearch.aspx

Hon. Bryan, Chair (It is especially urgent that Senator Bryan hear from his constituents—please spread the word to anyone you know who lives in District 7 to start making calls)

District 7 - Itawamba, Lee, Monroe

Capitol:
   Room: 212 D
   P. O. Box 1018
   Jackson, MS 39215
    (601)359-3234
 Home:
    P. O. Box 75
    Amory, MS   38821
    (662)256-9989 (H)
    (662)256-9601 (W)

Bob M. Dearing
District 37 - Adams, Amite, Franklin, Pike

Capitol:
   Room: 215 B
   P. O. Box 1018
   Jackson, MS 39215
    (601)359-3244
Home:
    305 Melrose-Motebello Parkway
    Natchez, MS   39120
    (601)442-0486 (H)
    (601)446-7651 (W)
    (601)446-7651 (F)

Email: bdearing@senate.ms.gov
 

    
Hanging on by a thread . . . . . .

John Horhn
District 26 - Hinds, Madison

   Capitol:
   Room: 212 B
   P. O. Box 1018
   Jackson, MS 39215
    (601)359-6217

   Home:
    P.O. Box 2030
    Jackson, MS   39225
    (601)362-1045 (H)
    (601)362-4285 (W)

Email:  jhorhn@senate.ms.gov

District 27 - Hinds

   Capitol:
   Room: 213 E
   P. O. Box 1018
   Jackson, MS 39215
    (601)359-3453

   Home:
    2066 Queensroad Avenue
    Jackson, MS   39213
    (601)982-1871 (H)
    (601)359-5957 (F)
 
Email: hfrazier@senate.ms.gov

Cindy Hyde-Smith
District 39 - Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson
 
   Capitol:
   Room: 405 B
   P. O. Box 1018
   Jackson, MS 39215
    (601)359-3246

   Home:
    400 Cattle Trail, N. W.
    Brookhaven, MS   39601
    (601)835-3322 (H)

Email: chydesmith@senate.ms.gov
 

                    
Bennie L. Turner
District 16 - Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha

   Capitol:
   Room: 404 C
   P. O. Box 1018
   Jackson, MS 39215
    (601)359-3210

   Home:
    P. O. Drawer 1500
    West Point, MS   39773
    (662)494-5061 (H)
    (662)494-6611 (W)

Email: bturner@senate.ms.gov