The Birthkit Issue Number 53 (Spring 2007) The Birthkit Back Issues
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Spring 2007 Articles include: A Day in the Life of a Village Tibetan Midwife, by Sera Bonds. First in a two-part series, this is a vignette about one day in the life of a midwife in Tibet. Thankful for Midwife Ways, by Jill Cohen. A message of thankfulness from a Midwifery Today Associate Editor. Birth Control: Old Methods, New Ways, by Becky Sarah. Learn about Fertility Awareness and Natural Family Planning from this long-time teacher of the methods. Trichomoniasis in Pregnancy, by Cheryl K. Smith. Midwifery Today’s Managing Editor writes about the most common non-viral STD in the US and treatments during pregnancy. Katrina Baby, by Lydia Bertrand. The story of a homebirth by a survivor of Hurricane Katrina. A Baby’s Love for Grandmother Placenta, by Patricia M. Couch. A short tribute to the placenta. Cross-Nursing, by Amy Schneckenburger. The author discusses a solution to returning to work after her baby’s birth. Previously called “wet-nursing,” cross nursing by a trusted friend worked for everyone. Diaper Liberation, by Cheryl Clearwater. Babies can be raised diaperless from birth. The author discusses how this worked for her and her baby. Cutting Threads, by Susan Talbot. A short poem about birth.