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A quick, stirring retelling of a birthing woman who “sings her song of life and death, courage and fear, the end and the beginning.”
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The author discusses birth in India and highlights the tale of Manisha, a 16-year-old in an arranged marriage who experiences an extended labor.
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A humor-infused take on natural third stage labor by an experienced homebirth midwife.
A US midwife working in the Philippines experiences the sharp pain of telling a young mother that her baby has died in utero and realizes some human experiences are “the same in any language.”
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Midwives from Mother Health International are still assisting earthquake victims in Haiti. In this moving tale, the author helps a young teenage mother who is alone, afraid and in labor.
The adverse affects of birth trauma on infants are explored, along with preventative practices and suggestions to help both midwives and parents heal birth trauma.
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In the first part of this two-part series on homeopathy, midwife Diane Gregg advises other birth practitioners on using homeopathic remedies during labor and birth, citing case studies from her own practice. Included in this article are handy, homeopathic remedy charts perfect for clipping out, laminating and sticking in your birth kit.
Veteran midwife Carol Gautschi shares her insights on the first stage of labor and offers practical advise to midwives.
Read more…. Before the First Wave: Midwife Carol Gautschi Shares Her Views on First Stage
As a Cherokee daughter, I wondered who was counting me and counting where I come from. My people live in the hills of Missouri, not on a reservation. In the government schools, the teachers often would ask, “How many of you come from _____?” There never was an answer that counted me. Read more…. Who Counts Where I Come from?
A father details the birth of his daughter, who entered the world surrounded by loved ones, in her mother’s childhood home near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
A group of Hawaiian certified nurse-midwives share their thoughts on midwives’ intuition and spirituality in childbirth.
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Scarred by a negative birth experiences, a mother finds redemption in a natural, midwife-assisted birth.
