Since last week's closure of the bankrupt St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, home-birth midwives in New York City are scrambling to comply with a 1992 state law that requires them to have written practice agreements with hospitals in case of emergency complications, the New York Times reports. Seven of the city's 13 home-birth midwives had agreements with St. Vincent's and have been unable to negotiate partnerships with other hospitals or obstetricians since it closed. As a result, some midwives could risk losing their medical licenses if they deliver in a woman's home, the Times reports...
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