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The Debate on Health Care Policy Reform ~ an exercise in pseudo-journalism (orig.post 2009)

by faithgibson August 1, 2020

Tell-A-Vision for the 21st Century I wrote this essay in 2009 during the year-long debate in the US Congress over the Affordable Care Act. As a web post, it was  long with a lot of moving part and a ton of details, which made it a daunting read. It was also daunting to research, organize […]

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We don’t have a “healthcare” system, we have a “medical services delivery system – #1 Unlimited MD license to control everyone and everthing

by faithgibson July 28, 2020

This essay is an excerpt is from another one of my websites  (Healthcare 2.0) originally written and published in 2009. Contemporary Intro to my 11-year old post:  As an ER and L&D nurse, and now as a community-based professional midwife, I have been in the so-called “healthcare business” for my entire adult life, which is […]

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ACOG 2003 Task Force on Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy

by faithgibson July 22, 2020

Editor’s Note: Slight changes in formatting to make reading easier. Summary of the Publication, “Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy: Defining the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology,” by the ACOG Task Force on Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral Palsy ~ 2003 ~ Medscape Peter Van Eerden, MD; Peter S. Bernstein, MD, MPH July 03, 2003 Introduction In January 2003, the American […]

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Midwifery in the Modern World: Part 2 ~ The Bell that Can’t Be Un-rung

by faithgibson July 17, 2020

2006 San Francisco SU Conference ~ Part Two: Chain of Inevitability ~ The beginning of obstetrics in America as a surgical speciality resulted in the medicalization of normal childbirth. This ended of the non-medical management of normal childbirth as a services provided by the obstetrical profession. Hospital-based obstetrics both replaced and displaced the profession of […]

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Midwifery  in the Modern World  ~ The Bell that Can’t Be Un-rung

by faithgibson July 14, 2020

    San Francisco State University’s Holistic Health Program –  Midwifery in the Modern World  ~ The Bell that Can’t Be Un-rung Future Health Conference March 25th 2006 Faith Gibson, LM, CPM; California College of Midwives Web Resources – Links to other Internet site or documents Midwifery in the Modern World ~ The Bell that Can’t Be Un-rung Physiological refers to that which […]

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