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State Representative Carolyn Laine
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4331
For more information contact: Joan Nichols 651-29X-XXXX
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Laine Amendment Included in Health and Human Services Bill
State Rep. Carolyn Laine
Minnesota House of Representatives Contact: Joan Nichols
District 50A (651) 296-4331 (651) 296-8891
407 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155 Joan.Nichols@house.mn
Dear Editor:
The House DFL has passed an Omnibus Health and Human Services Finance Bill to provide significant reform and cost reductions in our health care system. This bill also provides health care coverage for every child in Minnesota by 2011 and increased support for Minnesota nursing homes.
Included in this omnibus bill is legislation (HF 1296) I authored to provide a registry of persons certified to perform doula services (a certified non-medical assistant who provides professional support for a woman in childbirth). This bill establishes the right for a mother to have a doula present during labor and delivery in childbirth, and creates a doula registry on the Department of Health website.
Research shows that when doulas are present at birth, laboring women are more likely to have safer, shorter, less expensive and more satisfying birth experiences. There are fewer medical interventions, fewer cesareans and healthier babies.
Allowing such alternative health care as doula services will benefit the well being of mothers and their babies.
With this and the entire omnibus health and human services bill, Minnesota is again positioned to take its place among the leaders in health care innovation.
As always, I can be reached at 651-296-4331 or at rep.Carolyn.laine@house.mn.
State Representative Carolyn Laine
District 50A
DFL – Columbia Heights
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