Georgia Midwife Convicted After Near-Fatal Home Birth

A Cherokee County jury found Cynthia “Cindy” Rene Morrow, 64, guilty on all nine counts she faced, prosecutors said. The verdict came November 4, 2026, in a case stemming from a 2022 birth at a Woodstock home, where prosecutors said Morrow carried out medical procedures without the required licenses, including administering Pitocin and fluids through a vein, placing a tube, and carrying out a hands-on uterine procedure.

The mother suffered major blood loss. Prosecutors said Morrow did not alert the family that the woman was in medical danger and requested non-emergency transport when she eventually called 911. The woman was vomiting, unconscious and in hypovolemic shock by then. Emergency responders stabilized her and took her to hospital.

Her blood pressure fell to 63/55, her heart rate reached 139 beats per minute and she lost about half her blood, according to medical records cited by prosecutors. Doctors treated the bleeding with medication, multiple transfusions and emergency surgery. Medical experts testified they would have transferred her to hospital no less than five hours sooner.

The jury also heard from two former clients and their relatives about separate births outside Cherokee County. One woman nearly died during childbirth; the other lost her baby. Prosecutors introduced more than 100 exhibits, including medical and 911 records, Morrow’s business logs, cellphone records and evidence that she lacked authorization to work as a doctor, nurse or certified nurse midwife. Search photographs showed expired Pitocin and medical supplies at her home.

Seven convictions related to the 2022 birth: practicing medicine and providing nursing care without authorization, two charges of illegal midwifery, two counts of reckless conduct and possession of a dangerous drug. The jury also found Morrow guilty of attempted possession of expired Pitocin recovered in a 2024 search and unlawful midwifery involving another Cherokee County victim. Sentencing is scheduled for November 10.