Join WE WILL as we diligently fight to fix the birthing crisis. Year after year we continue to support ways to combat the birthing crisis.

We support:

• Licensing of Midwives

• Expansion of Medicaid to cover doulas

• Expansion of Medicaid to cover breast pumps

• Implicit bias training fulfilled as a classroom based training versus a computer based training.

• Doula care reimbursement at competitive rates through Medicaid.

• Hospital ratings based on maternal care versus infant care.

• Medicaid expansion for up to 1 year postpartum.

• Home birth safety bill to increase midwifery in and out of hospitals. Funding to create programs to train and certify more doulas of color.

This will be a continual effort. If you want to get more involved and help us with the Birthing Crisis you can volunteer or join our coalition. 

Below is a list of our coalition partners. Together we will see an end to the birthing crisis in Illinois.

• Illinois Friends of Midwives

• National Organization of Women

• The Insurance People

• Christine Sheets Birth Services

• MommyCon

• FemCity

• Illinois Council of Certified Professional Midwives