Midwives, mothers, women, doulas, friends--unite!

Just received an email from the doula group I'm a part of.....

It seems that midwives in Orangeville (Ontario, for all of you not from here) are trying to gain hospital privilege for births. It seems they are making headway, but still any signatures they can get on their petition will go a long way. I just signed today; didn't know about it before. Anyway, the link to that is:

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?mw4us&1

Thanks all, especially Ontario residents, if you feel that you can sign it. If not, no worries. But you know, inroads for midwives anywhere (and it HAS been legalized, funded, and regulated in Ontario) are ultimately helpful to all midwives here (even me!), and for the rest of Canadian midwives trying to get things legalized, regulated, and/or funded in their provinces. Let's not be stuck in the 30's where a woman's only option is once again a hospital birth with no choice but a doctor in attendance!

Blessings............