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KHBC to Present to the Joint Licensing & Occupations Committee on June 10

June 3, 2016

Read the recap of how this meeting went here. The 2016 legislative session may have ended, but our work to license CPMs in Kentucky has not ended. Kentucky Home Birth Coalition has been invited to present at the first meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations. The meeting will take place on Friday, June 10 at 10am EST in room 149 of the Capitol Annex. You are invited to attend! This meeting will be similar to our…

First Annual Kentucky Birth Summit, a fundraiser for KHBC, a success!

June 2, 2016

Mary Kathryn

Events, Fundraiser, News

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by Victoria Wilson Surrounded by midwives, nurses, doulas, childbirth educators, and mothers I noticed the atmosphere felt decidedly woman-centric. And right. Why had we gathered? On a cool May evening, nationally known birth experiences and local treasures Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN and Cristen Pascucci hosted a group of about thirty for the first annual Kentucky Birth Summit to hear board-certified continuing education lectures on Group B Strep, PROM, Newborn Procedures, and the Legal Rights of Childbearing Families. Hosted by…

Donate to our Virtual Yard Sale

April 8, 2016

Mary Kathryn

Fundraiser, Get Involved

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Did you find some gently used items during your spring cleaning that you need to get out of your house or garage? Donate to Kentucky Home Birth Coalition’s virtual yard sale and help our efforts to license Certified Professional Midwives in KY. For those of you in Louisville, if you have gently used items you’d like to donate to a great cause, a KHBC volunteer is collecting good quality items for an ongoing virtual yard sale. Items we are accepting…