Historic Publications

Midwifery Implementation Committee Meeting #3 {tape #2) MBC Sacramento Office

by faithgibson January 17, 2024

MBC-Midwifery Committee Meeting #3, June 6, 1994 / Tape 2 (of 3), side b Sacramento, Medical Board Office Verbatim transcription of audio tapes recording the preceding of the Midwifery Implementation Committee — Dr Joas, Chairman Members MBC present: — Dr. Joas,MD; Stuart Hsieh, JD; Dr. Schumacher, MD MBC staff present: Linda Whitney, Anita Scuri, JD, Tony Arjil, Rick […]

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Midwifery Licensing Implementation Committee Meeting #3, June 6, 1994 ~ Sacramento office MdBd

by faithgibson January 16, 2024

MBC-Midwifery Licensing Implementation Committee  Meeting #3, June 6, 1994  / Tape 1 (of 3), side b Sacramento, Medical Board Office Editor’s Note ~ Remarks by lobbiest J. Cologne on having been hired to helped organized medicine from violating anti-trust laws while pursing a monopoly that eliminates the legal practice of midwives Verbatim transcription of audio tapes […]

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Midwifery Implementation Committee Meeting (6 of 7) MBC Sacramento office ~ September 23, 1994

by faithgibson January 15, 2024

Last Midwifery Implementation Committee Meeting (#6 of 7) Medical Board of California, Sacramento Office September 23, 1994 MBC members: — Dr. Joas,MD; Stuart Hsieh, JD MBC staff: Anita Scuri, JD; Linda Whitney, Tony Arjil Legislative Representation: Nancy Chavez, Legislative Aide for Senator LucyKillea Community Physician: Dr. Leon Schimmel, MD — an obstetrician who works with both […]

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Excerpt #2 of the 1914 book: Draft: Twilight Sleep ~ A Simple Account of New Discoveries in Painless Childbirth and influence of Dr. J. W. Williams’ definition of childbirth as a pathological process

by faithgibson August 2, 2023

I’m devoting August 2023 to posting and organizing the mass of material I have on the life and influence of Dr. J. Whitridge Williams on obstetrics in America and his (unfortunately) successful efforts to officially define obstetrics as a surgical specialty, childbearing women was “surgical patients” and childbirth as a surgical procedure “performed” by the […]

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Excerpt #1 of the 1914 book: Twilight Sleep ~ Simple Discoveries in Painless Childbirth and Dr. J. Whitridge Williams’ influence that defined childbirth as a pathological process .

by faithgibson August 1, 2023

I am devoting August 2023 to posting and organizing the mass of material i have on the life and influence of Dr. J. Whitridge Williams. My goal is to collate the material into a single volume.  So if it seems redundant, you are right. But these various version were written at different times and represent […]

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