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Online Auction 2016 – Call for Donations

August 5, 2016

It’s Auction Time! Donations requested by September 15. Our most popular annual fundraiser is BACK! The Kentucky Home Birth Coalition will hold our fourth annual online fundraising auction October 1 – 8, 2016. Proceeds from the online auction will provide a major funding source for our advocacy during the 2017 Kentucky legislative session. We made substantial progress in 2016 toward our goal to license Certified Professional Midwives. In 2015 our auction raised over $5,600. We are proud to invite you…

Recap of Joint Interim L&O Meeting

June 26, 2016

Mary Kathryn

News, Update

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On Friday, June 10, the Kentucky Home Birth Coalition was invited to present to the Joint Interim Committee on Licensing and Occupations. This committee is comprised of legislators who sit on the Licensing and Occupations Committees in both the House and Senate. During the interim period when the legislature is not in session, committees from both chambers meet jointly to learn about issues that will be presented in the coming session. About a dozen home birth supporters were present as…

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…