Ga. midwife convicted after near-fatal home birth

ATLANTA - A woman in Georgia was convicted of practicing medicine without a license after a near-fatal home birth in 2022, according to authorities.Cynthia “Cindy” Rene Morrow, 64, was found guilty of all nine counts she faced Wednesday, according to the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, which covers Cherokee County.’During labor and following the 2022 birth at a Woodstock home, Morrow performed multiple medical procedures she wasn’t licensed to perform, including administering an injection of Pitocin – a drug used to help induce labor – and intravenous fluids, inserting a catheter and performing a manual uterine procedure, prosecutors said. The mother experienced significant blood loss after giving birth. Despite her worsening condition, Morrow did not tell the woman’s family she was experiencing a medical emergency, and requested a non-emergency medical transport when she eventually called 911, the DA’s office said.By the time Morrow called 911, the victim was v