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Midwives raise concerns about cost, reimbursement and diversity in home-birth workforce
Summary
Several working-group members described financial and training barriers that limit home-birth access and the diversity of practicing midwives; speakers urged more reimbursement parity and additional preceptor opportunities for students.
Several members of the Midwifery Working Group used the May 23 meeting's general-discussion time to describe practical barriers that limit access to home birth and to call for more preceptor opportunities and improved reimbursement for midwives.
Lucinda, a practicing midwife who said she attended a recent home birth, described the birth as "amazing" and said the experience…
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