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Interim Joint Committee on Health & Welfare – December 14

December 8, 2016

Updated: You can watch the proceedings from December 14 Here starting at the 29:00 minute mark. Wednesday, December 14, 2016 – 10:00am EST Capitol Annex Building, Room 129 702 Capitol Ave, Frankfort, KY Kentucky Home Birth Coalition has been invited to present to the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare. This will consist of members of the H&W committees from both the House and Senate (although the House committee membership will change in 2017). With 2017 being a “short” session…

Garrett’s Lexington Home Birth Story

November 6, 2016

Kentucky Birth Coalition

Birth Stories

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Thank you, Cerise for sharing your home birth story! Before and during my pregnancy, I relentlessly researched all of my options for pregnancy and childbirth. After much consideration, we decided to have a homebirth with a midwife. I felt really good and healthy and had an easy, uneventful pregnancy. In fact, the most difficult part of my pregnancy was the constant criticism we received for the decision to have a homebirth. Although the comments were hurtful, I tried not to…

The Importance of State Elections 2016

November 4, 2016

Mary Kathryn

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With so much attention focused on the presidential election of 2016, it can be easy to forget that there are many state-level elections on the ballot on November 8 as well. In particular, there are many Kentucky state Senate and House seats up for election. For many of these seats, an incumbent is running for re-election. In a few cases, there are new candidates on the ballot. These state House and Senate races are of particular importance because these are the two…