I live in a super conservative area where most people are opposed to home birth, natural birth is an anomaly, and the C-section rate is about 32%. We have one local birth center staffed by midwives, that is located within a hospital's L&D center. It seems that the L&D center is in need of costly repairs and updates so the hospital is planning on closing it down, this will also include our only local birth center. The area midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, and some families are trying to organize and convince the hospital to keep the current birthing facilities. I was hoping that some of you might have experience with similar situations or ideas on how to successfully accomplish this mission. I can't wait to get your ideas! Also, does anyone know of other groups that might be helpful with this?