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>> THE LAW IS CLEAR IN NEBRASKA, AND WE’RE GOING TO ENFORCE IT. CAMILA: AN ILLEGAL HOME-BIRTH GONE HORRIBLY WRONG. DOUGLAS COUNTY PROSECUTORS SAY 36-YEAR-OLD ANGELA HOCK IS IN JAIL FACING FELONY CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH. INVESTIGATORS SAY HOCK, WHO IS A SELF-PROCLAIMED TRADITIONAL MIDWIFE, ACCORDING TO HER WEBSITE, WAS ATTEMPTING TO DELIVER A BABY AT A HOME NEAR FONTENELLE PARK LAST MONTH WHEN PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED. COURT DOCUMENTS INDICATE THE BABY WAS BREECH, MEANING FEET-FIRST, SAYING THE 25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN LABOR, "HAD BEEN PUSHING IN ATTEMPT TO DELIVER THE BABY FOR AN HOUR BEFORE 911 WAS CALLED." THE BABY WAS DELIVERED EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD A COUPLE DAYS LATER. A DOCTOR SAID THE BABY HAD BEEN WITHOUT OXYGEN, AND AS A RESULT, SUFFERED FROM SWELLING TO THE BRAIN. >> IN THAT SITUATION, WE ARE NOT TRAINED TO DO BREECHED DELIVERIES ON PURPOSE, IS WHAT I SHOULD SAY. CAMILA: AMANDA LURA AND MARILYN LOWE ARE BOTH CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES. BESIDES TRYING TO DELIVER A BREECH BABY, LURA AND LOWE SAY THERE ARE OTHER RED FLAGS IN THIS CASE. >> SHE WAS REPRESENTED AND CALLS HERSELF A MIDWIFE, BUT ISN’T LICENSED BY THE STATE AND DID NOT HAVE THAT TRAINING TO ACTUALLY BE CALLED A MIDWIFE. CAMILA: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CONFIRMS THAT HOCK WASN’T LICENSED. HER WEBSITE, NEBRASKA BIRTH KEEPER, SAYS SHE IS AN UNDISTURBED HOME BIRTH ADVOCATE. HOME BIRTHS ARE ILLEGAL IN NEBRASKA. MIDWIVES ARE ONLY ABLE TO DELIVER IN HOSPITALS OR MEDICAL FACILITIES. >> IT’S PRETTY CLEAR THAT SHE WAS AWARE OF THAT, TOO, BASED ON SOME OTHER EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE. CAMILA: WITH 20 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, LOWE SAYS QUICK ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN AN EMERGENCY IS THE REASON SOME MIDWIVES STAY AWAY FROM HOME BIRTHS EVEN IN STATES WHERE IT’S LEGAL. >> I HAVE SEEN THINGS GO WRONG VERY QUICKLY, AND I REALIZE THAT I ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO REACT, AND THAT’S PRECIOUS TIME. CAMILA: BESIDES GOING THROUGH THE TRAINING TO BECOME REGISTERED NURSES, CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES ALSO HAVE TO DO AN ADDITIONAL TWO-YEAR PROGRAM TO RECEIVE THE CNM TITLE. HOCK IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT FRIDAY. BACK TO YOU. ALEXANDRA: CAMILA, THANK YOU. AGAIN, STATE STATUTES SAY IT IS NOT LEGAL FOR CERTIFIED MIDWIVES TO PERFORM HOME-BIRTHS IN NEBRASKA. HOCK’S WEBSITE SAYS SHE PROVIDES A THIRD OPTION THROUGH A PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION, INDICATING THAT WOULD PROVIDE IMMUNITY TO LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS. DOUGLAS COUNTY PROSECUTORS SAY THAT’S NOT HOW IT WOR

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A reportedly unlicensed, self-proclaimed midwife faces a negligent child abuse charge resulting in death after a newborn baby died, according to an Omaha police report.The report said paramedics were called to a home on June 15 near 48th and Spaulding streets where Emily Noe, 25, was attempting to give birth.Police said when medics arrived, the mother was in the bathroom of the home with Angela Hock, 36. Hock was trying to deliver the baby, which was in the breech position, meaning bottom first instead of head first. According to court documents, a second woman assisting with the birth was also present.Police said Hock offers traditional midwife services for home births through her Nebraska Birth Keeper website. In her "about" section, she calls herself a "natural undisturbed home birth advocate."Police said the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services found that Hock does not hold a medical certification or license in the state of Nebraska to be practicing as a midwife.Medics observed Hock perform a medical procedure in an attempt to deliver the child.The police report said the baby was then taken to Nebraska Medicine and delivered en route by a medic. According to the affidavit, the baby "had no respirations or pulse."Doctors at Nebraska Medicine said the newborn had been "deprived of oxygen for approximately 10 to 12 minutes during the time that Hock attempted this delivery without medical assistance."The report goes on to say that the lack of oxygen caused life-threatening swelling of the baby's brain, according to Nebraska Medicine medical staff, and that the child's death was "preventable had appropriate medical care been provided in a timely manner."According to an affidavit, Noe said she had known the baby was breech for a couple of hours and she had been pushing to try and deliver the baby before 911 was contacted.The baby, named Vera, was removed from life support on June 17, police say.Noe said her water broke on June 14, and nine hours later, Hock arrived to assist with the delivery, according to the affidavit.Medical staff at the hospital reported that there had been no communication with Hock and she was not present to provide medical information.Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) say Hock shouldn't call herself a midwife at all."She was represented and calls herself a midwife, but isn't licensed by the state and did not have that training to actually be called a midwife," CNM Amanda Lura said.Lura and CNM Marilyn Lowe both work at Mid-City OBGYN. They say even with their certified nurse training and additional education and national testing to become certified midwives, they would not attempt to deliver a breech baby."We would work really hard to get that baby to turn prior to labor or we would call in a physician in that instance," Lura said.Nebraska state statute prohibits home births altogether, even with a licensed midwife."It's pretty clear that she was aware of that, too, based on some other evidence that we have," Chief Deputy Douglas County Attorney Brenda Beadle said.Lura and Lowe said there are licensed midwives who would like to be able to do in-home deliveries, but others prefer being close to emergency resources only available at medical facilities."I have seen things go wrong very quickly and I realize that I only have a certain amount of time to react, and that's precious time," Lowe said.Prosecutors said Hock turned herself in Tuesday. According to a criminal complaint, Hock faces negligent child abuse resulting in the death of a child, a felony. If she is convicted, Hock could face up to 20 years in prison.Her bond will be set on Friday.