The article points out reasons why midwives and ob doctors should work together. It also points out some of the reasons why there has been some issues in the past. Financial competition being a major reason and a lack of support from physicians in hospital settings has hurt the relationship of midwives and obs.

This article covers many of the advantages of choosing a midwife for prenatal care. Midwives are shown to give more support to patients which then leads to a healthy patient/doctor relationship. This leads to fewer hospitalization admissions and increased education for the woman.

The site gives the information of the four states that have legalized physician assisted suicide. Each state has their own restriction and guidelines when PAS is accepted. The legal age is usually 18 except in the case of Montana where no legal protocol have been put into place. In the other 46 states and DC it is illegal and usually considered as manslaughter or second degree murder.

This site defines what physician-assisted suicide actually is. The module also gives other way for pain or suffering to be treated that can increase the quality of life. The module doesn't focus on the debate, but rather the facts of PAS.

Eminent domain is a controversial issue where some think that government is overstepping its bounds and infringing on the right to own property. Many believe that are benefits to eminent domain which help communities grow economically. A darker side of eminent domain is the mass eviction of poor people for redevelopment projects.

The article goes over three reasons why tuition is increasing. The factors effect all kind of schools differently, from Private Institutions to Community College. Money is shifting from the government to students, which is affecting families.

Charges for delivery have almost tripled since 1996. Women are getting sticker shocked for procedures and tests that they feel should be covered by insurance. The trend is that women are having to pay individually for services that they may not necessarily need. Many insurance providers exclude maternity coverage from their plans, increasing the financial burden for women.

This is the new academic standard for Academics K-12 in the AZ. Many schools are switching over to the Common Core principle for teaching. This is simply a resource page to find out about Common Core.

The article goes over many of the issues that parents, teachers, and children are having with common core. Parents are noticing children having an increased stressed level which they attribute to common core. In the authors opinion, teachers are required to follow a script, for fear of job loss. Some programs have also been cut from school like PE and Music.

The Common Core standards were brought about by the Obama Administration. The purpose of Common Core is to clearly define what student should be knowing in each grade level and eliminate the unevenness of former state standards. A majority of states have adopted the standard while there are few states who have decided that their current state standards are preferable. The article also goes over the reasons why we have come to this point, and how to move forward.

Many insurance do not cover midwife care in their policies.Midwife access is also limited in hospitals and many states limit the access and privileges of midwives. With healthcare costs on the rise, many families are looking at midwifery which is a far less expensive option than that of an OB. In other countries midwives do a majority of the births and maternity care which results in a fraction of the US costs.

This site is informative in giving women information about their prenatal care. It educates women about the different options they have in choosing a prenatal care provider along with the options for delivering the baby. It also takes you thru what to expect in your prenatal visits and the tests that should be run in order to provide essential good quality prenatal care.