Comments on: Deadly Delivery: Florida ranks 41st in Maternal Mortality Nationwide http://westorlandonews.com/2010/03/12/deadly-delivery-florida-ranks-41st-in-maternal-mortality-nationwide/ Orlando and Central Floridas Progesssive Voice Wed, 23 May 2012 10:27:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jennie Joseph http://westorlandonews.com/2010/03/12/deadly-delivery-florida-ranks-41st-in-maternal-mortality-nationwide/comment-page-1/#comment-5620 Jennie Joseph Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:56:53 +0000 http://westorlandonews.com/?p=19026#comment-5620 I have run a busy outreach prenatal care clinic in Winter Garden for many years. The Birth Place/ Commonsense Childbirth Inc. on East Plant St. is my own non-profit birthing center which has rapidly expanded due to the growing numbers of uninsured and underinsured women who find themselves pregnant with nowhere else to turn. We developed a 'safety-net' system of care which has been so successful we have virtually eliminated the racial and social disparities that have contributed to the poor health outcomes of women and babies in this area. What are we doing? We are listening, educating, sharing, supporting. We do not turn anybody away. Our vision is simply that every mother and every baby attains the best possible health. Despite our desperate lack of funds for this program our outcomes speak for themselves. http://www.commonsensechildbirth.org/outcomes Amnesty International has highlighted the dire state of maternity care for poor and minority women in the USA. This has become a human rights issue. Florida ranks 41st amongst the states - how much longer shall we wait? How low shall we go? Jennie Joseph LM, CPM Midwife/ Executive Director I have run a busy outreach prenatal care clinic in Winter Garden for many years. The Birth Place/ Commonsense Childbirth Inc. on East Plant St. is my own non-profit birthing center which has rapidly expanded due to the growing numbers of uninsured and underinsured women who find themselves pregnant with nowhere else to turn. We developed a ‘safety-net’ system of care which has been so successful we have virtually eliminated the racial and social disparities that have contributed to the poor health outcomes of women and babies in this area. What are we doing? We are listening, educating, sharing, supporting. We do not turn anybody away. Our vision is simply that every mother and every baby attains the best possible health. Despite our desperate lack of funds for this program our outcomes speak for themselves. http://www.commonsensechildbirth.org/outcomes

Amnesty International has highlighted the dire state of maternity care for poor and minority women in the USA. This has become a human rights issue. Florida ranks 41st amongst the states – how much longer shall we wait? How low shall we go?

Jennie Joseph LM, CPM
Midwife/ Executive Director

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