EBB 183 - Pushing for Licensed Certified Professional Midwifery in Kentucky with Mary Kathryn DeLodder
Evidence Based Birth®
Rebecca Dekker
4.6 • 978 Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2021
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
We will talk about how Mary Kathryn first became interested in helping pass the midwifery licensure bill in Kentucky and the beginnings of forming the Kentucky Home Birth Coalition. We will also talk about the challenges that were against legalizing certified professional midwives to practice in Kentucky and the wave of collective support that helped to push the bill to get passed.
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Learn more about Mary Kathyrn DeLodder and the Kentucky Birth Coalition here (https://www.kentuckybirth.org). Follow the Kentucky Birth Coalition on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/KentuckyBirthCoalition/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kybirthcoalition/).
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Mary Catherine |
| 0:03.1 | de Loder about licensing certified professional midwives in Kentucky. |
| 0:07.0 | Welcome to the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my |
| 0:15.7 | PhD and the founder of Evidence Base Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get |
| 0:21.7 | evidence-based information into the hands of families and |
| 0:24.9 | professionals around the world. |
| 0:27.3 | As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. |
| 0:30.7 | See EB-Bbirth.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:35.0 | Welcome everyone to today's episode of the Evidence-based Birth |
| 0:40.0 | Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | Before we get started with our interview, I have an exciting announcement to make. |
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