Unlicensed Midwife Found Guilty After Mom Nearly Died, Lost 50% of Blood Following Home Birth

“At the hospital, physicians… provided multiple blood transfusions, and performed emergency surgery,” said the district attorney’s office

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  • A Georgia jury convicted Cynthia “Cindy” Rene Morrow on nine charges connected to a 2022 home birth
  • Prosecutors claimed Morrow administered drugs and performed medical procedures despite lacking medical or midwifery licenses
  • Authorities said the mother involved in the 2022 home birth lost “50 percent of her blood,” and medical experts testified she should have “been transferred to a hospital at least five hours earlier”

A Georgia woman was found guilty of acting as a midwife and conducting medical procedures without a license after a mother nearly died.

Cynthia “Cindy” Rene Morrow, 64, was convicted of nine charges, including practicing medicine without a license, in connection with a 2022 home birth in Woodstock, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office (CCDAO) said in a Nov. 6 press release…

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