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FOR THE PUBLIC:  Your use of the The Big Push for Midwives Campaign web site (“Site”) and the content of http://BlizzardBabies2011.crowdmap.com and its map and data ("Blizzard Babies Project" or "Project") is at your own risk. In using this Site, you understand and agree that information regarding the location of midwives who have volunteered to try to respond to women who are giving birth under natural emergency circumstances is based upon various outside sources of data, including publicly-available sources, and upon information provided by the midwives themselves. The Big Push for Midwives Campaign (“Campaign”), the National Birth Policy Coalition (“NBPC”), any related state or national organization (“Related Organizations"), and the individual volunteers who either serve on the Steering Committee or are otherwise affiliated with either the Campaign (“individual volunteers”), NBPC, or Related Organizations, make no predictions, warranties, or guarantees, either express or implied, about the credentials that may be held by, or the quality of health care services that may be provided by, any health care professional who has listed her or his availability or willingness to respond under the type of emergency circumstances described on the Site with respect the Project.  Neither the Campaign, the NBPC, nor any Related Organization, nor individual volunteer is under any obligation to investigate either the credentials or the quality of such services. In using this Site, you understand and agree that, since licenses and other credentials of health care professionals may expire or be changed, cancelled, or revoked, you should check such information for continued accuracy by contacting the state licensing or registration entity for your state or by checking with the North American Registry of Midwives (<a href="http://www.narm.org/">www.narm.org</a>) or the American Midwifery Certification Board (<cite><a href="http://www.amcbmidwife.org/">www.amcbmidwife.org</a>) </cite>to verify an individual midwife’s certification. The Campaign, the NBPC, Related Organizations, and individual volunteers take no responsibility for such data, including without limitation, accuracy, content, or means of verification. When using the Site, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of the Campaign, the NBPC, Related Organizations, or individual volunteers. Accordingly, the Campaign, the NBPC, Related Organizations, and individual volunteers assume no liability for or relating to any delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the Site. THE CAMPAIGN, THE NBPC, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITIES AND WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WTHOUT LIMITATION LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OF ANY CREDENTIAL CLAIMED BY ANY MIDWIFE OR THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY ANY MIDWIFE WHO CHOOSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT.  IN USING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT CONTAINED ON THIS SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE CAMPAIGN, THE NBPC, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ACTIONS, OMISSIONS, MISFEASANCE, OR NEGLIGENCE OF ANY MIDWIFE OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WHO PARTICIPATES IN THIS PROJECT, NOR SHALL ANY OF THESE PARTIES BY LIABLE FOR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES’ RIGHTS, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, AND WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. THE CAMPAIGN, THE NBPC, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.  NEITHER DO THESE  PARTIES  MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.  FOR MIDWIVES:  A few words about credentials. <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal">Please indicate on the "<a href="../../reports/submit">Submit a Report</a>" form whether you are certified by either NARM or the AMCB, and whether you are a CPM, CNM, or CM</li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal">If you practice midwifery in one of the states where licensure for midwives is available, please state whether or not you are licensed, and provide your license credential (i.e., LM, LDEM, RM, CNM, ARNP, etc.)</li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal">If you practice midwifery in one of the states where licensure is not available for midwives other than CNMs, please be advised that the Big Push cannot guarantee that your identity will not be tracked. </li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal">Since the Big Push for Midwives is committed to consumer protection through state licensing and regulation of midwives, we respectfully decline to include unlicensed midwives who practice in states where licensing is available, and in monitoring the map, we will delete reports submitted by unlicensed midwives. </li> </ul>

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