LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A judge in Little Rock has rejected a request for a
temporary order that would stop the state from enforcing a rule that prevents
midwives from assisting in certain home births.
Arkansas is one of a handful of states that prohibit midwives from
participating in home births involving women who have previously had cesarean
sections. The Department of Health says women who have previously had C-sections
could face more complications if they attempt to give birth vaginally and argued
that it’s risky for such a birth to occur outside of a hospital.
But a group of women is challenging that restriction, arguing that the rules
limit their options on how and where to give birth.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the state is asking Piazza to dismiss the
lawsuit.
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