Petition Seeks to Restore Midwifery Birthing Program to Floyd County Medical Center

Floyd County Medical Center (FCMC) has discontinued its midwifery pregnancy and birthing program.

In an updated statement issued on the hospital’s Facebook page Friday (08.07) in response to the move, FCMC said, “Floyd County Medical Center is aware of questions regarding the status of our Obstetrics program. We want to clarify that FCMC is not closing its Obstetrics program. We continue to provide labor and delivery services and obstetrical care for the communities we serve.”

They advise patients with questions regarding their care to contact the Rural Health Clinic at 641-228-5151.

The elimination of midwifery at FCMC results in the loss of two jobs. (ARNP, CNM’s Judi Halbach and Danielle Wadsworth)

Meanwhile, a petition has begun in effort to restore the midwifery program. As of 1 PM Tuesday (08.11) night, over 1,700 verified signatures had been added to “Save the Midwifery Program at Floyd County Medical” at Change.org. 

The petition was started by Adison Kapping, whose narrative reads, in part, “I am a mother and an expecting mother who has experienced firsthand the incredible care that the midwives at Floyd County Medical Center provide. I’m asking Floyd County Medical Center to listen to the mothers and families who have trusted this program for years. Please reconsider this decision, restore the midwifery program, and allow future mothers the same opportunity I had to receive exceptional, compassionate care from providers who truly make a difference.”