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Catching Babies Film Screening

March 1, 2014

March 15, 2014 Catching Babies is a 60 minute documentary that tells the story of four women as they study to become midwives at Maternidad La Luz midwifery school in El Paso, TX. Kentucky Home Birth Coalition is holding a screening to benefit our work to license Certified Professional Midwives in Kentucky. Come at 6:30 pm for refreshments and socializing. The film begins at 7 pm with a discussion to follow with Jennifer Olliges, a Louisville native midwife who studied…

Our Goal for 2014

February 26, 2014

Mary Kathryn

Get Involved, Update

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2013 was quite a year for the Kentucky Home Birth Coalition. We learned a great deal from our first experience of securing a bill sponsor and having a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate, meeting with legislators, and funding our efforts. With that experience under our belts, the steering committee examined how we can best focus our energy in 2014 to make the most progress toward our goal. After consulting with our bill sponsor and other legislators, everyone agreed that…

The Home Birth of Greta

February 9, 2014

Mary Kathryn

Birth Stories

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Thanks to Anna for sharing the October 2013 Kentucky home birth story of Greta Mae. Greta was born in Covington, KY. ___________________________________ For some reason, everyone thought I’d have my 2nd baby a little early. Causal acquaintances, family members, friends – all predicted this one would appear before her due date. My son had been born just a few days before his due date, so it seemed reasonable this one would be similar. Well, turns out my sweet little girl…