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If they are not violating laws or practice standards, they should be glad to give their records to someone investigating a complaint.  That's what professionals do.

As I consumer, if I make a complaint about a licensed professional, I expect more than that person assuring me "it's OK" - the agency has a legal responsibility to respond to the complaint.

And when you're my age, 17 years is "a few" ... my kids were born in hospitals and it was just fine.  Someone needs to say that, there are only millions of us.

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I was disappointed that the show didn't really touch on the heart of the lawsuit(s) - where is the line between regulation and "harrassment"?

"Direct-entry" midwives fought to be regulated just a few years ago, so insurance companies would pay them.  Now they object to the state agency & advisory board investigating complaints and setting standards.

You really can't have it both ways.  The issue here is not whether home birth is wonderful blah blah - obviously midwives have been delivering babies as long as humans have roamed the planet.

If they don't want to be regulated, they should change the law - which they caused.  Then they can go back to receiving gifts of linen or a couple chickens or ...

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