Only certified nurse midwives (CNMs), who are advanced-practice registered nurses, can legally supervise home births in the state. CNM-run home birth practices exist in fewer than 10 of the state’s 102 counties, but countless CPMs from neighboring states operate underground in Illinois. Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Illinois lawmakers had proposed a bill this session that would allow CPMs to practice in the state.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.