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Did you know that honey was used for healing wounds before penicillin was discovered? Read about how and why this traditional medicine has become a trend in certain parts of the world.
One of my most important roles in my midwifery life is that of encourager. My desire is that you carry out the dreams given to you—and I know you have them. I delight in telling about people carrying out their dreams as a way, hopefully, to inspire you. Read more…. Carry Out Your Visions and Dreams
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A beautiful birth story that weaves together the past and present in New Mexico.
Birth is a sacred experience and should be treated as such, argues Caroline Wise. Let’s ensure that women the space and respect they deserve.
Much of primal health depends on non interference in birth; that is, not performing procedures on women that can negatively affect their babies. The foundation of superior health depends on the one great and original physician-God-who designed the process to work so well. Read more…. We Can Improve Primal Health
Contributing Editor Gloria Lemay tells about her path to ending circumcision by January 2008. Read more…. Foreskins for Keeps—An Idea Whose Time Has Come
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Learn about birth in Sweden through the telling of this birth story.
Visions and dreams are not what springs to mind first when we think of the present-day situation of midwifery in Germany and no doubt in most of your home countries as well. Let me give you a few examples of the situations midwives face in Germany these days. Read more…. Soaking in Midwifery
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A sweet birth story excerpted from the upcoming book, The Power of Wimyn.
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Today a friend e-mailed a very tragic story of loss and despair. A mom going in for her second cesarean suffered a massive rupture and lost her baby and her ability to have another. Read more…. Trusting Birth Even More
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From high school to the present, Ilana Shemesh tells us how she moved to Israel and built her current homebirth midwifery practice.
Based on her own experience, the co-director of the Maternal Wellness Center, proposes an alternative for birth education, including not just the mechanics but women’s desires and feelings about their upcoming birth.
