ACOG

2006 About me: I am a mother of three, grandmother of two, former ER and L&D nurse, birth educator, web wife and presently a professional midwife with a small private practice on the San Francisco peninsula. I am also a naturally opinionated person. In particular, I have a lot of opinions about normal birth and […]

ACOG Statement of Policy ACOG Statement of Policy As issued by the ACOG Executive Board OUT-OF-HOSPITAL BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES “Labor and delivery is a physiologic process that most women experience without complications. Ongoing surveillance of the mother and fetus is essential because serious intrapartum complications may arise with little or no warning, even […]