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Life Passages

by Brenda Newport March 21, 2019

Modern society has effectively stolen from us very important and vital parts of life: birth and death. We’ve allowed both to be taken out of the family home and sanitized, sterilized, and hidden from the very family members who need the celebration of a birth and closure of death to bond as a family unit.

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Eating and Drinking in Labor: A Step toward Reclaiming Autonomy in Birth

by Mary Ann Lieser March 21, 2019

Traditionally, women in labor have been able to eat and drink as they desired. Most birthing women still eat and drink in parts of the world where Western medicine hasn’t yet transformed traditional birthing practices. In colonial times, as Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America informs us, “female attendants provided food and drink for the laboring woman to keep up her strength, offering such things as toast, buckwheat gruel, mutton, broth, and eggs” Read more…. Eating and Drinking in Labor: A Step toward Reclaiming Autonomy in Birth

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Preliminary Phase of Labor: What Does It Mean?

by Michel Odent March 21, 2019

For a long time, many women have noticed that they are not as mentally sharp as usual at the end of their pregnancies. They mention anecdotes of memory loss and, occasionally, poor concentration. Their topics of interest become different. Their need for socialization may be reduced and reoriented. Read more…. Preliminary Phase of Labor: What Does It Mean?

Tricks of the Trade: Issue 129

by Editorial March 21, 2019

Tricks of the Trade: Issue 129

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Call the Midwife

by Jan Tritten March 21, 2019

Most of you probably read the trilogy Call the Midwife years ago. I am a little late, but I just finished all three books. The stories of people, mostly from the East End of London, seem more unreal than fiction, yet they are all true, according to the author, Jennifer Worth. She writes about the midwifery services, mostly homebirths, provided by the nuns at Nonnatus House for 99 years—from the 19th and through most of the 20th century. Read more…. Call the Midwife

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Interventions in First Stage

by Marion Toepke McLean March 21, 2019

Childbirth. Straightforward, simple; complex, and variable. Essentially stated, it is the mammalian way to continue life down through the generations.
Years ago the “Four Pillars of Safe Motherhood” were developed. They are antenatal care, birth in a clean safe place with skilled attendant, access to emergency obstetrical care, and family planning.

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Photo Album: Issue 128

by Editorial December 1, 2018

Photo Album Issue 128

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Wisdom of the Midwives: Malpresentation

by Editorial December 1, 2018

Have you dealt with a malpresentation? Can you tell us about it?

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Midwifery & Childbirth News: Issue 128

by Editorial December 1, 2018

Midwifery & Childbirth News

Issue 128, Labor Complications
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Media Reviews: Issue 128

by Cheryl K. Smith and Diana Paul December 1, 2018

Media Review Issue 128. Giving Birth in America, Why Induction Matters, Inducing Labor: Making Informed Decisions, 2nd ed, The National Heirloom Expo. Read more…. Media Reviews: Issue 128

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When Vacations Are Not Enough

by Madeline Murray December 1, 2018

Burnout is a well-known pitfall among midwives. Murray discusses the midwife shortage and ways to avoid burnout among those who choose this profession.

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Can I Have a Natural Placental Birth after Induction?

by Sara Wickham December 1, 2018

Women who are giving birth need to be aware of all the effects that induction may have on them and their babies. This article addresses the question: Can I have a natural placental birth after induction?