08/26/2025
In August 2023, a family unhappy about their care at the birth center in 2022, launched a website and online attack devoted to slandering, harassing, and defaming the midwives involved in their care, and our extended families. We addressed some of the lies being shared and reshared on social media at that time. Last August, we faced another round of physical threats and online attacks from the same individuals, and saw slanderous falsehoods about our families circulated again.
This month, we faced the most frightening round of harassment that our team has faced from this family and their supporters to date. Our midwives have been physically threatened and terrorized when they return to their cars downtown, and their children and family members are being stalked. This stalking and harassment is having serious negative health impacts on some members of our team.
Our birth center owners and midwifery team have been cleared by every state agency, including the police, that has investigated the claims that have been levied against us online. Even after every authority affirmed that Rogue Birth Center provided safe, exceptional care in this situation as we do in all our care, this family has refused to find peace, and has chosen instead to try to punish us through terrorism. No healthcare provider should be afraid for their personal safety as a result of doing their job. We are so grateful for the overwhelming support and ask for unceasing prayers from our community as we continue our important work of helping families in Southern Oregon welcome their babies into the world.
