Please keep pregnancy and childbirth safe for women who choose Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) care in the State of Virginia.

CPMs need the ability to administer treatments which include but are not limited to State-required Vitamin K shots to newborns, anti-hemmorage shots to mothers after birth if there is excessive bleeding, Rhogam to mothers with negative (-) blood types to prevent immune response against positive (+) blood type babies, Lidocane when stitching is required, IV fluids to laboring moms for dehydration, Antibiotic IVs for moms with Group B strep at risk for passing it to their babies, Oxygen to support desirable heart rates in both mothers and babies, and Erythromycin eye ointment applied to newborns to prevent infection. 

Virginia Administrative Code - Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing - Agency 85. Board of Medicine - Chapter 130. Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Midwives  needs to be amended so that midwives can be licensed to administer basic life-saving treatments & preventatives to newborns and pregnant moms.  Amending this regulation (i) is necessary for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare of mothers and their newborns.