Midwifery Today, Issue 89, Spring 2009
Theme: Midwifery Knowledge from Around the World |
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The theme of Midwifery Today Issue 89 is Midwifery Knowledge from Around the World. When we came up with this theme, we anticipated being able to share a variety of midwifery knowledge from around the world. While a number of articles addressed that, one thing that soon became clear is that midwifery knowledge is beginning to be lost or fall into disuse around the world, as the medicalized version of childbirth continues to gain ground. This issue contains a mix of midwifery knowledge as well as discussion of the adverse effects of this medicalization of birth.
Cover photo by Amber Jordan. The cover photo is of a Seattle-area mom and her two daughters, and reflects so much love in the family. It was photographed by Amber Jordan, using traditional black and white 35 mm film. To view more of Amber's work, please go to www.photographybyamber.com
Departments:
- Poetry: With Woman, by Beth Leianne Curtis
- From the Editor—Midwifery Knowledge Spread Around the World, by Jan Tritten. Jan makes the case for midwives learning about midwifery around the world as a way to improve their own practices.
- Networking
- Tricks of the Trade
- Marion's Message: Does it Matter How We Are Born?, by Marion Toepke McLean
The author argues that midwives need to be aware that it does matter what happens during our birth so they can do the best job possible.
- Media Reviews
- News
- Classified Advertising
- Calendar
- Photo Album
Features:
- The Life and Work of a Rope Midwife in Darfur, by Ramona Denk
- Emotional Impact of Cesareans, by Pam Udy
- Enoch's Home Waterbirth after Four C-sections, by April Bailey
- The Midwife Bond, by Meredith Winn
- Homebirth in Holland, by Thea van Tuyl
- Meeting by Chance with a Modern Day Che (A Fireside Chat with a Cuban Obstetrician, 2007), by Ruby Weldon
- The Influence of Birth Experience on Postpartum Depression, by Michelle Bland
- The Power of Three and the Bumi Sehat Vision, by Robin Lim
- The Good Guys: Michael C. Klein, by Judy Slome Cohain
- A Day in the Life of an Intern, by Jenn Head and Kate Prendergast
- Keeping the Midwifery Legacy Alive, by Nell Tharpe
- Selah's Beginnings, by Ian Penwell
- The Midwife, by Jacqueline Cuthbertson
- Husband-assisted Homebirth, by John Paul
- Birthing in South Africa, by Linda B. Jenkins
- Why Music Matters in Childbirth, by Taz Tagore
- Brona, by Darjee Sahala
- Tradition, Birth and the Kitchen to Cook It All In, by Naolí Vinaver
- Informed Consent, by AIMS
- Born in Poland, by Monika Rosicka
- The Gift, by Kacie Mutscheller
- The Nuchal Cord at Birth: What Do Midwives Think and Do?, by Elaine Jefford, Kathleen Fahy and Deborah Sundin
- Health Care with No Legs to Stand On: The Questions behind the Question, by Alison Bastien
- Birth Lessons from a Chicken, by Molly Remer
- Traditional Mentoring, by Maryl Smith
- Traditional Midwives and Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Countries with Low Resources, by Kezaabu Edwidge
- Andean Traditional Midwifery in Peru, by Cynthia Ingar
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