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The author sits down at a diner in Cairo, Georgia with local legend and beloved midwife Pinkie Norwood, who delivered 600 babies over the course of 30 years.
The author, a former president of MANA and the first legal nurse-midwife in the state of Missouri, reflects on changes in a practice that spanned 30 years. What began with homebirths to independent-minded women in the 1970s evolved into something very different.
Read more…. The Cultural Aspect of Birth: My Midwest Experience
The many benefits of this simple, inexpensive procedure are explored. Find out why cord burning is making a comeback!
Contributor Marion Toepke McLean offers a thoughtful overview of recent studies on the treatment of Placenta Accreta.
Illustration by Toni Rakeshaw
A gorgeous tale from Indonesia that weaves language, music and birth. Read more…. Midwives: Sing the Babies Earthside
An experienced midwife shares her homeopathic knowledge for solving pregnancy and postpartum woes inexpensively and effectively with homeopathic remedies. Includes a handy chart for midwives on the go.
Read more…. Like Cures Like: Homeopathy for Pregnancy and Babies
By Dr. Johannes Sobotta [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
When her daughter is born with unusual features, the author is thrown into a world she never heard of: the world of craniosynostosis. Here, she shares her knowledge with readers and offers a primer on this unusual ailment.
That first moment of eye contact between mother and baby is critical during a waterbirth. So what happens when the mother you’re assisting as a midwife is birthing in water and is blind? Author Cornelia Enning recounts one beautiful experience.
Michele Anderson—pinkletoesblogstalker.com
A midwife from rural Washington State reflects on her many years of practice, sharing her experiences of being with women as they birth.
Illustration by Tony Rakestraw
A mother shares her experience of “coming to the homebirth movement through a strange back door” in this tale of home waterbirth.
Photo by Cassie Fox
Why should midwives consider waterbirth as a really, really good thing? Author Samantha McCormick explains why waterbirth rules.
Illustration provided by the author
Help new parents feel more comfortable with their growing baby and teach them about the importance of positioning at the same time with this helpful, instructional article about belly mapping.
Read more…. Belly Mapping: Put Positioning into Parents’ Hands
