ACOG Committee Opinion on Planned Home Birth: Opening the Door to Collaborative Care

by Melissa Garvey, ACNM Communications ManagerJust this morning, ACNM released an Issue Brief in response to the ACOG Committee Opinion on Planned Home Birth published in the February 2011 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.At just over two pages, the Issue Brief is worth the read. While acknowledging that much of the ACOG Committee Opinion relies on a widely-criticized, flawed 2010 meta-analysis,

Improving Conditions for Women Who Want to Birth at Home

by Melissa Garvey, ACNM Writer and EditorThose of you who are tuned into ACNM on Facebook know that we promised to announce some exciting news this month about efforts to improve conditions for women who want to give birth at home. While ACNM supports a woman’s right to choose home birth, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists remains opposed to home birth. So many stakeholders