Tests aren't required in RI, but definitely can be done if the woman chooses it. [ETA: since midwife-assisted home birth is "alegal" in RI (a rant for another day), it's kind of a moot point. My daughter had her RI with a midwife from Massachusetts because so far in RI midwives aren't allowed at homebirths]. I'm not sure about other states; patchfire would know more about that than me.
Funny, I had a similar discussion with a very strict Catholic LJ friend of mine who was dead set against abortion, and the legalization of it
It's interesting that when it comes to reproductive rights there's plenty of dialogue about abortion and not a whole lot about childbirth choice. It almost seems that prenatal and birth choices aren't part of what most people think of as reproductive rights, which, um, if they're not what are they? The politics of pregnancy and those birth are seen as separate issues, which I don't get, because it's all a part of the same spectrum.
The different types of midwives in North America are listed here (along with some other stuff that's interesting to us birth geeks *g*). I'm woefully ignorant about certification/professional training in other countries, but I bet Australia is at least on par with the US and Canada as far as training goes.
Anyway, long rant, but yeah, ok, I see what you're saying. In healthy women, with properly skilled midwives, there shouldnt' be an issue.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2010-04-17 09:44 am (UTC)Funny, I had a similar discussion with a very strict Catholic LJ friend of mine who was dead set against abortion, and the legalization of it
It's interesting that when it comes to reproductive rights there's plenty of dialogue about abortion and not a whole lot about childbirth choice. It almost seems that prenatal and birth choices aren't part of what most people think of as reproductive rights, which, um, if they're not what are they? The politics of pregnancy and those birth are seen as separate issues, which I don't get, because it's all a part of the same spectrum.
The different types of midwives in North America are listed here (along with some other stuff that's interesting to us birth geeks *g*). I'm woefully ignorant about certification/professional training in other countries, but I bet Australia is at least on par with the US and Canada as far as training goes.
Anyway, long rant, but yeah, ok, I see what you're saying. In healthy women, with properly skilled midwives, there shouldnt' be an issue.
Exactly. :)