Certified Midwives In Virginia are trained to possess and administer medications for birth. Our law in Virginia prohibits midwives from doing this. Midwives In all states but 2 legally can use medications to help make birth safer. The Virginia Midwives For Safe Community Births are actively working to change this outdated and dangerous law. Listen to this episode to find out why this law is so absurd and how you can help make changes to make birth safer for everyone in Virginia, regardless of where they choose to give birth.