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This just in: Vicki Schneider, a member of the Committee that will hear HB 301 on Wednesday, represents much of northern St Charles County, from the river to O'fallon. Call her office and tell her you live in St Charles/St Peters/O'fallon (if you do, of course), and that you oppose HB 301. Add whatever reasoning you feel strongly about, and ask for a response. Rep Schneider has not been supportive of families' access to midwives in the past, and needs to hear from her Here is her contact info:
Vicki Schneider
Phone: 573-751-3604
Fax: 573-522-2621
E-Mail: Vicki.Schneider@house.mo.gov
To help everyone stay better informed of the progress of the Birth and Wellness Center, we're going to start posting updates here in addition to our regular emails. If you would like to receive the updates by email, just contact us and we'll add you to the list. If you thought you were on the list but haven't received regular updates, please check your spam filter and make sure I'm in your address book (jessica@mybirthandwellness.com). We continue to have a dozen or more addresses bounce each time we sent out an update. We're sending to well over a hundred people, and have nearly 500 facebook fans!! A quiet revolution is coming to St Louis and St Charles for women, babies, and families!
Here's the latest update, that went out July 16:
This is a video from The Baby Place Birthing & Midwifery Center. There are lots of videos out there that show births, some great, some not so great. This one is pretty good. Pay attention to where the midwives are in relation to the woman doing the work of giving birth. Who has the power here? WARNING: this video shows an actual birth
