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Midwifery Today Issue 37
On the cover:
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Vaginal ultrasound: Diagnostic aid or tool of abuse
by Marion Toepke McLean, CNM
This test has its advantages, but must be used with prudence. |
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Urban guerrilla midwives by Sharon Merecki, CNM,
and Miday Belden, CNM
"The daily realities of midwifing in a large tertiary care center challenge
us...." |
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No heroics, just love
The baby's heart defect was not compatible with life. |
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This man loves midwives by Poppy Shell
Marsden Wagner has promoted midwifery through his writing and lectures. |
Other Features:
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Birth plan by Janine DeBaise
Thoughts taken from the dreams of 200 women. |
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With scars in my uterus and heart by Cheryl Ettinger
How can we protect women from technology, yet follow our protocols? |
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Knitting needles, cameras and electronic fetal monitors by Michel
Odent, M.D.
A cultural misunderstanding of birth physiology threatens women. |
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A blending of two worlds by Sharon Glass jonquil,
CNM
Modern midwifery is an uneasy balance of brain and tool vs. heart and hands. |
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The pain of labour by Andrea Robertson
It hurts to give birth. But there is a special biological role for that pain.
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The belly of the beast by Roxi Augustine, RN
"I make a profound difference in the women's lives that I touch." |
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A grand triumph by Judy Edmunds
A woman succeeds in having a homebirth, despite her doctor's wishes. |
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Pursuing the Birth Machine: An update by Marsden
Wagner, M.D.
Important new information has become available on some technologies. |
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Searching for appropriate birth technology by Robert
and Rosalind Weston
A review of Pursuing the Birth Machine. |
Departments:
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Editor's Page |
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Poetry |
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Networking |
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Tricks of the Trade |
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Marion's Message |
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Question of the Quarter |
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Media Reviews |
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News |
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Journal Abstracts |
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Calendar |
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Classified Advertising |
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In My Opinion |
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Photo Album |
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