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A Transition from Medical Model Maternity Care to Women-Led Maternity Care

by Sharon Robinson April 22, 2020

On an epidemic scale, women in childbirth today are being “cared for” by maternity health care personnel who take control and make decisions for them.…

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Easter Message

by Sister MorningStar April 12, 2020

Easter morn has been born. The wild woods are blooming and echoing the resurrection message of spring. The woodland animals frolic in the meadow and at the edge of the stream. I look into the night sky or water reflection and ponder life at my core. I miss you. The Holyland misses you. Day and night, I hold the sacred space for the return of freedom, civil rights, human rights, human contact, newborns and elders, and community gathering that keep the soul, as well as body, alive. Read more…. Easter Message

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The New Coronavirus and the Future of BCG

by Michel Odent April 10, 2020

Between 1921 and the mid-1970s, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) was identified and studied exclusively as a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis and leprosy (infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae). Let us recall that BCG contains a weakened strain of Mycobacterium bovis.

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The Great Sacred Sisterhood

by Sister MorningStar April 7, 2020

I built a fire from my more than half-century of professional certificates, handouts, conference lectures, pictures, articles, manuscripts, and journals, and made my prayers. Read more…. The Great Sacred Sisterhood

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The Benefits of Waiting

by Sara Wickham and Nadine Edwards April 2, 2020

This article, excerpted from the book Birthing Your Placenta, discusses the question of optimal cord clamping. Rather than quickly clamping, this well-documented article shares data that show the need to wait; even a short wait is better than none at all. Read more…. The Benefits of Waiting

Birthing at the Fork in the Road: When Transports Hurt

by Sandra K. Stine Tallbear April 2, 2020

Solo midwives will relate to this true story about a transport that disappointed both mother and midwife. She touches on burnout, expectations, and the need for a community of midwives to support each other.

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Beloved and Cherished Sisterhood of My Belonging

by Sister MorningStar April 2, 2020

Now is not the time to be afraid you might get “it.” Now is the time to be confident you will heal.
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Midwives and Covid-19

by Maryl Smith March 31, 2020

Who would have thought that a pandemic from a new virus would boldly arrive while we were going about our everyday service as midwives? For many of us, it raises questions about how to maintain our own health while protecting the health of our clients and their newborns. Fortunately, the little that we know about the virus and pregnancy is mostly reassuring. Read more…. Midwives and Covid-19

Physiologic Third Stage

by Marion Toepke McLean March 31, 2020

“Physiologic” third stage of labor means that this stage happens on its own—with no interference or treatment whatever—and is within the bounds of normal functioning. Read more…. Physiologic Third Stage