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Breaking the Silence

by Joanna Wilder June 1, 2019

Midwives can not only help to prevent birth trauma, but can provide therapeutic healing. Learn about how you can be a valuable support person. Read more…. Breaking the Silence

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How Recognizing and Healing Trauma Helps Clients

by Lori Barklage June 1, 2019

Working with trauma is not easy. The author discusses how to identify trauma in clients and to work with them to heal their trauma and ours. Read more…. How Recognizing and Healing Trauma Helps Clients

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Healing from a Homebirth Turned Cesarean

by Samantha Whiteaker June 1, 2019

My first pregnancy was low risk. I planned a homebirth with a skilled midwife. As a labor and delivery nurse, I knew full well all my options. My husband and I felt that having the baby at home was the best choice for us. Labor started at exactly 40 weeks. I was fully dilated and… Read more…. Healing from a Homebirth Turned Cesarean

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Supporting a Sexual Violence Survivor’s Journey to Motherhood: Caesarean and the Early Post-operation Stage

by Gomer Ben Moshe June 1, 2019

Some women may have deep trauma that requires accommodations within the hospital system to ensure that her care does not trigger the prior trauma. This article discusses how a hospital in Israel handled such a situation for a cesarean and provides a template for doing so. Read more…. Supporting a Sexual Violence Survivor’s Journey to Motherhood: Caesarean and the Early Post-operation Stage

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Dreams, Demons, and Desires: The Work of the Subconscious Mind and the Power of Inner Awareness

by Sister MorningStar June 1, 2019

Subtitled “The work of the subconscious mind and the power of inner awareness,” this article addresses communication with pregnant women to assess dreams, fears (demons), and wishes for the future (desires). Birthkeepers can use this information to better understand the woman, help her work with these issues, and, ultimately, help her birth her power. Read more…. Dreams, Demons, and Desires: The Work of the Subconscious Mind and the Power of Inner Awareness

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The Pillars of Safe Motherhood

by Marion Toepke McLean June 1, 2019

Read about the essentials of safe motherhood and how they will be the basis for a program in Uganda.

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Tricks of the Trade: Issue 130

by Editorial June 1, 2019

Tricks of the Trade – Issue 130

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Trauma in Birth

by Jan Tritten June 1, 2019

Editor Jan Tritten shares her story of birth trauma and using it to keep her passion alive. Read more…. Trauma in Birth

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The Crowned One

by Jane Beal June 1, 2019

Poetry – The Crowned One by Jane Beal

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Measles in Pregnancy

by Judy Slome Cohain March 26, 2019

Measles is a viral, infectious disease. It is the most contagious of all infectious diseases. In the pre-vaccine era, measles affected nearly every individual during childhood. (ECDC). About 97% of exposed individuals who receive both vaccinations will not get measles, and neither will about 93% of those with only one vaccination (CDC 2016).

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Leaving the Farmhouse: Musings on the First Stage of Labor

by Nancy Wainer March 26, 2019

I have been asked to write about the first stage of labor and I will, I promise. However, this topic cannot be discussed without also talking about related matters, so please bear with me as we travel in and out from 1 cm to the big 10 (or, in the case of a breech baby, 11!).