Closing of Washington, D.C.-Area Midwifery Practices Mirrors National Trend

News from the Washington Post & Kaiser Family Foundation focus on recent reports on closing of midwifery based birth centers. The closures are the result of a combination of cost of malpractice insurance and delayed/ frugal payments for prenatal and delivery care by insurance companies. One more reason for universal access to care and limitation of lawsuits just because someone wants a different outcome.