ADEL, Iowa — A new Iowa law that went into effect last summer is making it easier for stand-alone birthing centers to open across the state, offering families another option for childbirth outside of a hospital setting.
After years of legal and legislative hurdles, midwives say the change has been long overdue. This fall, Iowa’s only current free-standing birth center opened in Adel.
Heaven Sent Homebirth is not the first birth center attempted in Iowa, but it is the first to open under the updated law. The center is designed to provide women with medical security while maintaining a home-like environment…