SPRINGFIELD — As Amanda Gardner spent more than 48 hours in labor in her Springfield home, Elaine Diamond, her midwife, came to Gardner's house frequently to check on her — and repeatedly told her she did not need to go to a hospital, according to Greene County prosecutors.
Southwest Missouri midwife case draws scrutiny to state laws
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | 1:26 p.m. CST;
updated 2:46 p.m. CST, Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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