I drove down to Des Moines for the Iowa screening of "Midwife" this past Saturday. It was so nice. Lots of great people there. At a nice theater (the Varsity Theater). Well organized by some wonderful people from the Friends of Iowa Midwives.
During the screening, I sat next to Melanie Moore, an Iowa midwife who was featured in the movie. She was so cute. She hid her face in her scarf every time she came on the screen. I asked her, "Is this how you watched the premiere too?" And she said, "Only during the parts when I'm on the screen."
During the screening, I sat next to Melanie Moore, an Iowa midwife who was featured in the movie. She was so cute. She hid her face in her scarf every time she came on the screen. I asked her, "Is this how you watched the premiere too?" And she said, "Only during the parts when I'm on the screen."
After the screening, Melanie and I were on a discussion panel along with Megan Day, who is a lobbyist for Friends of Iowa Midwives. Let me tell you, Megan knows her stuff! She was amazing. Hopefully, Iowa will be on its way to legalizing or licensing or decriminalizing (or any combination of the above) home birth midwives!
