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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-05-17
Duration: 00:02:45
People: Boeri, David; Edelin, Dr. Kenneth; Fernandez, Anna; Laz, Dr. Louis; Nesbitt, Lisa; Rorie, Joana; Taylor, Virginia;
Clip Description
David Boeri reports that midwives at Boston City Hospital have been locked out by the hospital administration in a dispute over hospital policy. Boeri notes that the lockout is probably a reaction to the mass resignation by the midwives two weeks ago. Boeri reports that Dr. Kenneth Edelin (Chief of Obstetrics, Boston City Hospital) has restricted midwives to the delivery of uncomplicated pregnancies. Boeri adds that the midwives accuse Edelin of restricting midwifery practice at the hospital and abandoning their commitment to poor women. Boeri's report includes footage from a protest gathering of nurse midwives and expectant mothers outside of the hospital. Anna Fernandez (mother), Lisa Nesbitt (expectant mother), Virginia Taylor (BCH nurse midwife), Joanna Rorie (nurse midwife), and Dr. Louis Laz (former Director of Obstetrics, BCH) address the gathering. Rorie defends the safety record of nurse midwives and Laz criticizes the hospital policy. Boeri interviews Edelin. Edelin responds to the accusations of the midwives and to charges that many obstetricians have resigned in response to his leadership style. Boeri notes that midwives are an integral part of the city's plan to provide quality care to poor women. Boeri's report is accompanied by footage of nurse midwives with patients at a health center.
This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Christy George reports on a discrimination suit filed against the Boston Housing Authority
Discrimination suit filed against the BHA
Series Description
A local program aimed at the Boston audience, The Ten O'Clock News debuted on January 15, 1976. Its two immediate predecessors were The Reporters and Evening Compass. A news and public affairs show focusing on neighborhood, local and state issues, The Reporters was produced and broadcast on WGBH from 1970 to 1973. The Reporters was then replaced by Evening Compass, which expanded into a twice-nightly news broadcast during the tense moments of Boston's busing crisis. On the air from 1973 to 1975, Evening Compass found an audience through its in-depth coverage of school desegregation in Boston, which began in 1974. The Ten O'Clock News stood out as an in-depth news program. It strove for a balance between local and national stories, between politics and the Arts. The last The Ten O'Clock News program was broadcast on May 30, 1991.
