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AMA Working Against Informed Consent
By: doula on: Jun 15,2009 In: informed consent, insurance and childbirthTomorrow the AMA (American Medical Association) is voting on a resolution at their annual meeting that would create new insurance billing codes. These codes would allow care providers to categorize any disagreement or exercise of autonomy on the part of the patient as “non-compliance,” “abuse” or “hostility,” effectively creating a pathway for insurance companies to [...]
Lori Swain CD(DONA), AAHCC
Doula
Natural Childbirth Educator
Salem, Oregon
I believe that birth is a natural, physiological, emotional, and spiritual process. The female body is designed to give birth. Women who are encouraged, supported, and informed can have incredible and empowering births.
Every woman is different, every birth is different, and every baby is different, however every woman and family deserves support, compassion, and flexibility during the journey of birth.
As a doula my role is to facilitate the natural process - giving the mother every opportunity to allow her birth to unfold. contact
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