Just as Missouri leads other states with its Second Life presence, it’s ahead of the game in midwifery policy. The latest state to try to catch up is Wyoming — a state in which home birth with a midwife is almost impossible:
Currently, it is illegal for certified professional midwives to perform births at home. Only nurse midwives […] can, but only about two of the 11 nurse midwives in Wyoming actually oversee home births.
Legislators in Wyoming want to create a state board to certify midwives, thereby legalizing the practice for those who are not nurses but who have completed a course of training.
That would be better than doing nothing, but if Wyoming wants to get as far as Missouri, it should allow midwifery and leave the certification to a private board.
