The Birthkit Issue Number 45 (Spring 2005) The Birthkit Back Issues
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Spring 2005   *Lucretia Basha Benolken Is Here! Delight in the beautiful homebirth of associate editor Jill Cohen's daughter, attended by Midwifery Today columnist Marion Toepke McLean.   *Sunset Baby Blues. Experience the sweet sadness of a mother's moving reflections following the birth of her fifth and final child.   *Tea for Two. Learn more from Demetria Clark about the benefits of tea and specific preparations for new moms.   *Preserving the Intimacy of Birth. What is the role of a doula? Explore this question and consider how the practice of a doula can either strengthen or displace families.   *Massage: Not Just for Mama. Parenting educator and author Elizabeth Pantley shares the basics of infant massage.   *Live by the Knife, Birth by the Knife: Elective Cesarean Sections and Birth Stories. Reflect on the power of the spoken and written word. Do elective cesareans rob women of their birth stories?   *An Interesting Experience (or My Alaskan Adventure). Live the adventure, as homebirth midwife Marlene Waechter travels from the Midwest to Alaska to attend the VBAC birth of an online friend.