The case challenging the state's restrictions on midwifery is going to court this week. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the controversial state law that prohibits birth workers without a specific midwifery license from providing maternal health care.
The Price County district attorney decided not to file charges against a midwife who provided care to a pregnant mother whose baby died during labor in 2023.
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Supporters say bills to license the birthing professionals would be transformative for the state reproductive health care workforce and maternal mortality outcomes.