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Tom Chamberlain—thomaschamberlain.com
I elected to spend some of my 1998 conference budget to attend the American College of Nurse Midwives’ (ACNM) annual meeting in San Francisco. One of the reasons I chose this particular conference is that I have become increasingly concerned about the divisions emerging among midwives in the United States. Read more…. Build Bridges, Not Walls
Human mothers are the only mammals who have a choice about whether or not to give their own milk to their infants. Read more…. Breastfeeding Nemesis
Les journaux medicaux publient periodiquement des etudes prospectives, randomisees et controlees sur la troisieme phase du travail. Read more…. Profil bas pendant la troisième phase de l’accouchement
The first key to preventing postpartum hemorrhage is good prenatal nutrition and supplements as needed. Read Margarett Scott’s article to learn more.
Read more…. Three Keys to Avoiding Postpartum Hemorrhage
During the months of pregnancy, every system of a woman’s body changes. The blood and circulatory system expand and work for two. The basis of this expansion is nutritional. Read more…. Keeping Childbearing Normal Through Nutrition
In looking at white, middle class women, the problem isn’t so much what normal birth is, but why this particular group of women doesn’t question what it is more carefully. Read more…. Middle Class Beliefs
The empirical midwife movement in the United States is one of those few islands where technology, money and brainwashing haven’t taken over common sense, evidence, and woman centeredness. Read more…. Freedom
During kangaroo care, a premature baby’s overall growth rate increases. This is in part due to the baby’s ability to sleep, thus conserving energy and putting caloric expenditure toward growth. Read more…. Kangaroo Care: Why Does It Work?
Au début des années 80, la mortalité des bébés de Bogota avoisinait les 70%.
Les bébés mouraient d’infection ou de problèmes respiratoires, aussi bien que du manque d’attention des parents. Les soins kangourous sont donc nés de la nécessité: les enfants prématurés sont confiés à leur mères qui les tiennent 24h sur 24, dormant avec l’enfant niché sous leurs vêtements comme dans une poche de kangourou. Si un bébé a besoin d’oxygène il est sous un hood placé sur la poitrine de sa mère. Read more…. Les soins kangourou: Pourquoi est-ce efficace?
Much of the fear and consequent difficulties American women experience during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period are directly related to the isolation so inherent to their culture. Read more…. Birth as a Community Experience: It Can Be Achieved in a Hospital!
Existe una batalla actualmente, por el alma misma de la parteria. Simplemente porque llamemos al trabajo que hacemos ‘parteria’, no implica que eso sea lo que estamos haciendo. Read more…. Una Rosa Con Cualquier Otro Nombre
The International Confederation of Midwives invites your comments on its Code of Ethics. Read more…. International Code of Ethics For Midwives
