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Indie Meme Review: Midwives
Extraordinary documentary shows the unity of two women
"...shadowed by the echoing of bombs in the background, Midwives follows the daily interactions of Hla, a Mayanmar midwife,..."

April 22, 2022 Screens Post by Ikram Mohamed

Midwives on the Move
Local midwives pressure hospitals to continue midwifery programs.
"...crowd -- including many babes-in-arms wearing stickers reading "I Midwives" -- showed up to the Brackenridge Hospital Oversight Council's..."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Midwives: From L.A. to Santa Fe
The legal state of midwifery (Chronicle reprint from 1993)
"...Los Angeles County Attorney is pressing charges against three midwives and two co-workers from the clinic who are awaiting..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Midwives: Certified and Direct-Entry
"...Midwives have come a long way since the days of..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Importance of Midwives
"...coverage of the efforts of ordinary citizens to bring midwives back into Austin hospitals ["Will Women Have a Voice..."

Nov. 17, 2003 Postmarks

Midwives and the Law in Texas
"...State laws give certified nurse midwives more flexibility to practice in hospitals than the hospitals..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Errors About Midwives
"...Dear Sirs, There were errors regarding nurse midwives in your "Naked City" [News] column of July 18,..."

July 22, 2008 Postmarks

High Tech vs. High Touch
The midwifery debate is not new in Austin -- a Chronicle reprint from June 18, 1993
"...One of a handful of nurse midwives working in Austin, Barnett looks drained. Her appointment with..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Will Women Have a Voice at the New Women's Hospital?
Issues of choice and midwifery still perplex women using Brack's hospital-within-a-hospital.
"...Most nurse midwives tend to be peaceful, holistic sorts, not inclined to..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City
Will midwives be allowed to practice at the Austin Women's Hospital?
"...For more than a year, local midwives have lobbied the city to allow them to practice..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Iron & Wine Comes Full Circle
Beam also hosts Sorcerer at the Paramount tonight!
"...shows at the Paramount Theatre in support of the Midwives Alliance of North America...."

July 16, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Importance of Midwives..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Column

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...Austin Medical Center will open its doors to nurse midwives, who six years ago were summarily booted out of..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond
"...A Rally to Support Midwives takes place at 5pm today (Thursday, Oct. 30) on..."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...Mexican descent and whose deliveries ... were assisted by midwives." Lisa Graybill, legal director of the ACLU of Texas,..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature

Naked City
The hospital within a hospital lurches toward realization
"...One unresolved question is whether midwives will be allowed to practice at the Women's Hospital...."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City
Austin Stories
"...weighing the legal pros and cons of allowing certified-nurse midwives to deliver babies at the new Austin Women's Hospital..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

Naked City
"...a year. News of the termination stunned the three nurse-midwives working under the program, who said they had no..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Public Notice
"...MANA From Earth Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) promotes sensible ushering of..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Feb. 11-18
"...MIDWIVES FOR HAITI BENEFIT AUCTION An evening of music, drinks, and..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature

Our Midwife
An experience with a midwife -- a Chronicle reprint from 1993
"...have seen examinations by medical doctors (obstetricians), certified nurse midwives and lay midwives. There is virtually no observable difference..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Five Films Not to Miss at Indie Meme 2022
The best of South Asian cinema, right here in Austin
"...MIDWIVES..."

April 14, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Doc Recounts the 50 Year Reign of King Crimson
Heavy hangs the crown In the Court of the Crimson King
"...Crimson is Fripp’s baby but he needs lots of midwives. What makes Crimson is Fripp plus other people, and..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

A Peek Into the New Lege's Anti-Choice Plan
It can surely be worse
"...includes legislation to allow advanced-practice nurses, physician assistants, and nurse-midwives to perform abortions; expanding Medicaid coverage for new mothers..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Local Nonprofit Starts Online Campaign for Mamas and Babies
Update: Sixth challenge added to support families in the border crisis
"...survivors, providing reproductive care and training birth workers and midwives, and helping keep the electricity running at the last..."

June 18, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

What’cha Watchin’?
Marketing Manager Karena Rogers on her favorite background shows to watch while multitasking
"...Midwife (Netflix) This BBC drama follows a group of midwives serving East End London in the late Fifties. Each..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Screens Column

Beside the Point: Making Mental Health a Priority
We don't spend enough time looking at how untreated mental illness is contributing to crime
"...is part of Mama Sana, a volunteer collective of midwives and doulas focused on caring for women of color,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Column by Amy Kamp

Jailed Before Birth
Women demand better care for pregnant inmates
"...works with Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman, a local collective of midwives and doulas. Along with other organizations, including the Texas..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

What Jail Is Like
Women demand better care for pregnant inmates
"...works with Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman, a local collective of midwives and doulas. Along with other organizations, including the Texas..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

DVD/VOD Watch: ‘The Invisible Made Visible’
‘This American Life’ live show now available for download and on DVD
"...One (BBC Warner, $34.98): The BBC drama is about midwives in London’s downtrodden East End circa 1957...."

Nov. 20, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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