2024 Legislation Recap

The 2024 legislative session has ended. Read a recap of how things finished for our priority issues.

2024 Legislation Recap

Learn About 2024 Legislation

Read about our 2024 legislation.

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Birth Certificates

Need info on obtaining a birth certificate for a baby born at home? Check here for more.

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Visit Our Etsy Shop

A fun way to support KHBC is through our Etsy shop. Browse the original crochet patterns and craft items.  Are you a crafter? Contact us to donate items to our shop!

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News and Posts

Check out our latest news and blog posts.

Legislation

Learn about our most recent legislation.

Get Involved

Find out how you can help in the effort to license CPMs in Kentucky.

Birth Stories

Read real-life birth stories from Kentucky residents.

Birth Stories

The Home Birth of Zechariah

Thanks so much to Brandy for sharing this story and photos from the Murray, Kentucky home birth of Zechariah.  This story is posted in full on Brandy’s blog, Living a Full Life, so click on over there to read the entire story! ————————————- “I continued to labor and then what happened next could only be described as a God-hug.  The music was playing through the house.  We were all sitting in the living room and a song I hadn’t heard before…

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The Home Birth of Vance

Thanks to Stephanie for sharing the story and slideshow of Vance’s Simpsonville, Kentucky home birth. ————————————– I am sharing the birth slideshow from my 2nd son’s birth.  My first birth was at a university hospital where I had quite a trying labor: pit-induced with no pain medicine and no idea what I was doing. If I had not had my husband and doula there, I am certain I would have had a c-section as the staff there had no idea…

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The Home Birth of Bella – Daddy’s Version

This week we have something unique– a home birth story from a father’s perspective!  Thanks to Cody and Erin for sharing the birth story of Bella, born at home in Louisville. ———— 12 inches of snow fell March 13th and 14th.  Erin began having contractions, and with the roads completely covered and beyond traveling condition we felt certain that it was the beginning of something real.  Well…maybe it was. But, for the subsequent ten days Erin and I watched as contractions…

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