Record #:

10533

Author(s):

Nelson, Suzanne

Abstract:

North Carolina's high rate of fetal and neonatal mortality ranks the state in the bottom sixth of the country. Midwifery practiced without the supervision of a physician is illegal in eleven states. North Carolina stopped the practice twenty-five years ago. A House committee of the General Assembly is studying the merits of licensing independent midwives. A report is expected by the end of 2008.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 22, May 2008, p5, 6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Midwives--Legal status, laws, etc.; Childbirth