Nebraska Friends of Midwives (NFOM) is a consumer-based organization working to educate women in an attempt to better our prenatal care and birthing outcomes. We're currently lobbying for three proposed bills that would allow more options and greater safety measures in our state. Niecey of The Monkeys and Me created the following video for our group, leaving us breathless in her wake. As you'll see in the 8-minute video, there's an overwhelming amount of research and statistical data which show Nebraska (and our country) to be in a serious state of crisis when it comes to achieving a safe, normal birth. So take just a few minutes to watch the video, contemplate our current statistics, and meet me on the other side to learn of ways you can help out this month!!
Today, February 11th, NFOM is hosting a luncheon at the capitol to meet with our legislators regarding LB 406, LB 457, and LB 481 (you may click on each one to go directly to the official bill in PDF format). These bills are only the first steps needed to help catch us up to most other states. Here's how YOU can help:
- Read and sign our brand new online petition HERE (best viewed with Explorer or Chrome).
- Find your senator HERE and call to ask where they stand on "the midwife bills." Sometimes that's all it takes to pique their interest (and get their vote).
- To stay in the loop, join the Nebraska Friends of Midwives FREE e-list HERE or our FREE discussion board HERE.
- If you feel inclined, we could sure use a few new members. It's only $10 for a year, but it increases our numbers and power exponentially. It doesn't matter your gender, age, experience, etc.
If you live here, please lend a hand (or if you know someone who lives here, please send them a link to this post!). I'll beg if I have to.
I’m a joyful woman who wears many hats, including: wife, mom, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, granddaughter, cousin, friend, teacher, librarian, and follower of Christ. I’m also an ex-public school teacher turned SAHM turned unschooling mom. Our little midwestern family is tremendously grateful for the liberties we have to home school, 
4 ♥ thoughtful comments ♥:
Hello, love. The video was amazing. I miss you and yours.
Is it lame for me to ask you to e-mail me this post with the html whoosits so I can just repost it on my blog? I'll put a link to yours at the top, but if I just link, I don't think I'll get too many click-throughs...
I was thinking today that I know you've been super busy doing great things, but I miss you! :>)
I respect you for being so passionate about this cause. It is important and needs strong voices to make sure that this doesn't get shoved into the back corner somewhere. Keep up the good work !
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