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Marion’s Message: What is the Fetal Ejection Reflex?

Marion discusses the fetal ejection reflex and an idea for a study comparing it to routine hospital care.

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Eat Sardines, Be Happy … and Sing

Diet is an essential part of good prenatal care, as is happiness. Dr. Odent shares some ways to feed the brain and tells a story about one way to make pregnant women happy.

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The Strength of Midwifery

I have been a midwife for 41 years this year (2024) and have seen some amazing changes throughout my career. Many of these advances have been life changing. The birth of Louise Brown in 1978 through IVF had a huge impact on many families worldwide.

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To Induce or Not to Induce? That is the Question

Hannah was 39 weeks and a few days pregnant with her first child one summer when she went to her scheduled prenatal appointment with her obstetrician/gynecologist. As a part of her examination, a late ultrasound was performed, and she was diagnosed with “low amniotic fluid.” Read more…. To Induce or Not to Induce? That is the Question

The Modern Hen Party

“Ha Estado su nino activo?” I ask the Mexican mother as I adjust a blood pressure cuff around her upper arm. I look to see if she understands me. I check a box that her kick counts are good when she answers “Si,” or “A veces.” I wish I could communicate what I mean more specifically, but I’m not able to do that yet.

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Media Reviews – Issue 144

Media Reviews – Issue 144 – Crowning: True Stories of Birthing and Women In Nepal, by Geeta Pfau, A Woman of Firsts: The Midwife Who Changed the World, by Edna Adan Ismail, Perfectly Human: Nine Months with Cerian, by Sarah C. Williams, and Jordemoder: Poems of a Midwife, by Ingrid Andersson Read more…. Media Reviews – Issue 144

Marion’s Message: Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Pregnancy Complication That is Becoming More Common

Placenta accreta is a serious condition of pregnancy that has been increasing worldwide since the 1980s. It can lead to severe hemorrhaging and death. It has been a leading cause of the increasing maternal mortality in the United States in the past few decades.

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International Midwifery/Brought to Earth by Birth

“Brought to earth by birth.” This somewhat enigmatic counterculture midwifery saying is logical and meaningful. And unifying, in a way. All of us, around the world and in so many situations, are developed in the womb, grow during the months of pregnancy, and then the process of birth takes place. This is the same among the world’s many cultures and ways of living.

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Prenatal Ultrasound and Gastroschisis

This article addresses the 20-week ultrasound that is now standard for some pregnant women and a case in which not having one done saved the mother from a cesarean.

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A Travelling Midwife: Four Births

Names have been changed to protect the real people involved.
My travelling midwife days began in South Africa. South Africa is a vast country and often families who live on farms wanted to remain in their homes to birth their babies. I would drive for up to six hours and sometimes longer to arrive at their homes.

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Wisdom of the Midwives: Induction

Wisdom of the Midwives: Induction | When do you think it is best to induce?, AROM and induction, Ripening the Cervix, and Natural methods of encouraging labor

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