Amy Romano

Lamaze International

Amy Romano is a mother, a midwife, and an advocate for mother-friendly maternity care policies. She writes about maternity care research and policy for Lamaze International at Science & Sensibility (www.scienceandsensibility.org ) and provides social media consulting services to organizations including Lamaze International and the Centering Healthcare Institute.

Doctors v. Midwives: A Gross Double Standard?

Doctors in North Carolina performed a cesarean section on a woman who was not pregnant. The disciplinary action? A public "letter of concern." A midwife would have had her license revoked. What's wrong with this picture?