Out of the Pot, Into the Fire
You don’t control, coach or manage a physiological process. What really is the midwifery model of care? Is it what midwives really practice? Read more…. Out of the Pot, Into the Fire
Jan Tritten
Jan Tritten is the founder, editor, and mother of Midwifery Today magazine and conferences. Her love for and study of midwifery sprang from the beautiful homebirth of her second daughter—after a disappointing, medicalized first birth in the hospital. After giving birth at home, she kept studying birth books because, “she thought there was something more here.” She became a homebirth midwife in 1977 and continued helping moms who wanted a better birth experience. Jan started Midwifery Today in 1986 to spread the good word about midwifery care, using her experience to guide editorial and conferences. Her mission is to make loving midwifery care the norm for birthing women and their babies in the United States and around the world. Meet Jan at our conferences around the world!
A Keen Eye: An Interview with Verena Schmid
A veteran Italian midwife shares her philosophy of observation. Read more…. A Keen Eye: An Interview with Verena Schmid
A Vision to Share
I have a vision: I think we need to have a museum of midwifery. The thought first came to me when I was at the New York City MANA conference a decade ago. Read more…. A Vision to Share
Sacred Ground
It is experience that seems to help most in understanding an idea. Read more…. Sacred Ground
Inclusiveness—The Essence of Midwifery
We will look back someday and say, “We had a legendary meeting at the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) meeting in Vienna in April 2002.” It was not a sanctioned meeting but one where we discussed issues many midwives have been concerned with. Read more…. Inclusiveness—The Essence of Midwifery
Paris, 2001: Midwifery Today International Conference
This is a conference Michel Odent and I have been dreaming about and working on for several years. It was a dream and a plan come true. Read more…. Paris, 2001: Midwifery Today International Conference
How Do You Feel About Giving Up Your Freedom?
I was shocked at this quote by Beverly Beech in the British Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services… Read more…. How Do You Feel About Giving Up Your Freedom?
Education Priority Check
Your love of women, babies, families and each other needs to be your focus. You are answering a calling, one of service, not one that is self-serving. Read more…. Education Priority Check
Professional?
What is a professional? How do we become professionals who serve women instead of ourselves? Is it possible? Read more…. Professional?
Birth Odyssey
Nothing is more important than the motherbaby relationship. The experience of growing a little person inside of you, nourished and fed by your own body and blood, is precious. These days we realize that our baby is also nurtured by our heart, mind and spirit. Read more…. Birth Odyssey
Birth Communities
Each one of us belongs to many communities, including many separate birth communities. Read more…. Birth Communities
Don’t Sell Your Sisters Down the River
As midwives, aren’t we capable of something different and more feminine than thinking in a Western, hierarchical, patriarchal manner-the ‘we are in, you are out’ thought style? Read more…. Don’t Sell Your Sisters Down the River
