I only hope that by writing this call-out from a midwife, I can inspire some public support for midwives and changes can be made so even more experienced staff don't leave.
It is a testament to their skills as writers and reporters that they've managed to write this call to action without having to raise their voices.
I wrote one song that was a true collaboration with an earlier band, Waddy Wachtel, J.D. Souther, Danny Kortchmar, we wrote this song called "Her Town Too" for an album called Dad Loves His Work.
He came up with these chords and we wrote this song called Cold Water," he says.
So I wrote this song called "Hey Stephen," and when my album came out, I sent him a text message: "Hey, Track 5".
"I wrote this song called Ocean Floor For Everything, which didn't fit with the rest of the album," he explains.
So I wrote this song called Paracetamol – without really noticing it at first – from the perspective of this ambiguous authoritative figure, talking about somebody they are oppressing, in a sort of disconnected tabloid speak.
Sam and I wrote this song called "Ours," and we didn't really know what was going to happen with it.
"B.J. came up to me in high school and said, 'Listen, I'm writing this thing called 'The Senior Show,' which is a parody on high school and all the teachers.
I am writing this as a call to action to our sisterhood.
As much as anything else I'm writing this article to call attention to the masterful job Bryan Caplan has done thinking this issue through.
