I was very upset when I heard that the St. Luke's birthing facilities might be closed down. This is a terrible mistake, they are a vital part of our community which we can not live without! I gave birth to my son, Finley Ruth Rodriguez, at St. Luke's on April 13, 2006. My husband and I chose St. Luke's because of their superb reputation and their proximity to our home. We wanted to birth our baby in OUR community. Our whole experience at St. Luke's was perfect. We have sung the praises of Homestyle Midwifery and St. Luke's to everyone we know and meet. Please do not close our local birthing center. Finley and I walk by St. Luke's almost every day and each time we pass it I proudly tell him that he was born there. Don't take away his sibling's right to be born at St. Luke's, as well as countless other neighborhood children who need a local, trustworthy hospital with an excellent record to nurture them into the world.It would be a terrible injustice for the planned closure of St. Luke's birthing facilities to continue. Please don't let it happen. We need St. Luke's to keep bringing new life safely into the world.

Sincerely,
Molly Ruth Rodriguez