内容摘要：“Some of the cities have pushed back,” Noem said. “They think because they don’t have one law or another on the books that they don’t qualify, but they do qualify. They are giving sanctuary to criminals.”

“Some of the cities have pushed back,” Noem said. “They think because they don’t have one law or another on the books that they don’t qualify, but they do qualify. They are giving sanctuary to criminals.”

In Florida, where maternal mortality is, Joseph’s organization relies heavily on philanthropy, which makes up about half its $3.5 million budget. This allows the clinics to accept patients who can pay little or nothing — and midwives to spend more time with them than most OB-GYNs could.

For women with no major health problems, research shows midwifery is cheaper globally than care led by OB-GYNs and leads to fewer medical procedures like C-sections, said Marian Knight, a professor of maternal and child population health at the University of Oxford in England. There areSome of Commonsense Childbirth’s patients with complications are referred to specialists, and most choose to give birth at a local hospital, where Joseph has forged strong ties, instead of in Commonsense’s on-site birthing rooms. They then return to a midwife for postpartum care.Jennie Joseph, lead midwife and clinic director at the Commonsense Childbirth clinic talks with clients and staff. The midwives who run the program welcome vulnerable patients that other practices turn away, such as those who are uninsured or haven’t had prenatal care until late in pregnancy. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Jennie Joseph, lead midwife and clinic director at the Commonsense Childbirth clinic talks with clients and staff. The midwives who run the program welcome vulnerable patients that other practices turn away, such as those who are uninsured or haven’t had prenatal care until late in pregnancy. (AP Photo/John Raoux)“It’s Jennie’s National Health Service,” Joseph said with a sly smile.

At her Orlando and Winter Garden locations, she instructs front desk staff to greet patients warmly, even during busy times. Women are encouraged to bring their children to appointments instead of struggling to find child care. Toys fill corners of the waiting areas.

“They actually care for what else you’ve got going on, not only the pregnancy,” said Mixon, 24, who is now enrolled in Medicaid and began prenatal visits this time at about eight weeks’ gestation.The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman is recovering well after alast month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs.

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