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In regards to maternity care, any universal health care system must include coverage for private midwifery care and the option of home birth or birth at a birth center. Not only is it much more cost effective to have midwifery care, which is about $4000 for all prenatal, delivery and postnatal care as compared to tens of thousands or more for hospital births, but it has been shown to be as safe or safer than birth within a hospital for women with normal pregnancies.

By using OBs for high risk mothers, which is what they are trained for, we could save millions of dollars each year and have healthier maternal care here in Oregon and give women the choices they need.

Thank you,
Sara Kiperman
Certified Doula and Childbirth Educator
Original Birth

posted 5 years ago
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