‘Medical colonialism’: midwives sue Hawai'i over law regulating Native birth workers

Wanted to share this article by Ava Sasani with the Guardian. It discusses the recent push by lawmakers in Hawai'i to prohibit "birth workers without a specific midwifery license from providing maternal healthcare." These requirements would significantly impact Indigenous midwives and prevent them from providing the best care, especially for Native Hawai'ian mothers and for those who live in remote regions of the state without easy access to a hospital. Some midwives are filing a lawsuit in an effort to preserve their traditions and culture.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/27/hawaii-midwives-lawsuit-birth-regulation-indigenous