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Midwifery Awakens in California After 1949 Ban
California eyes revival of nurse midwives amid demand for natural births and doctor shortages. Figures like Charlotte Alarcon and Norman Casserly push licensing and legal changes while doctors voice cautious support for nurse midwives handling normal deliveries.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Charlotte Alarcon
Los Angeles
Alarcon
Marie de Alemany
Gordon W. Duffy
Hanford
Norman Casserly
Lakeside
San Diego County
State Board of Medical Examiners
George Cunningham
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
State Public Health Department
International Confederation of Midwives
Cunningham
Edward Quilligan
Los Angeles County-Usc Medical Center
Quilligan
Casserly
Sandy Harmon
Norman
Baby