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More Evidence to Avoid Hospital Birth: A Critique of the Results of the ARRIVE Study

by | September 21, 2018

The protocol to induce for postdates at 41 weeks was accepted by medical professionals about 10 years ago. The randomized controlled trials (RCT) for this protocol are based on poor quality studies that included births at high risk of perinatal death, such as premature births and those of diabetics, and entail high rates of noncompliance with protocol (Cohain 2015). There is no good evidence that induction for postdates among low-risk women results in better outcomes for mother or baby. Read more…. More Evidence to Avoid Hospital Birth: A Critique of the Results of the ARRIVE Study

Jennifer Mason—jennifermasonphotography.com

Smooth Transitions: Making Hospital Transfers Better

by and | September 15, 2018

Practical advice from hospital-based nurse-midwives on how to make hospital transfers go better. Read more…. Smooth Transitions: Making Hospital Transfers Better

Photo by Simon Bardet

Father Birthkeepers

by | September 15, 2018

When first I met Te Kaha, he arrived on a typically busy day at Bumi Sehat. Acupuncture clinicians, allopathic nurses, and doctors were working together to give optimal free care to many dozens of sick and injured people. Two pairs of mothers and fathers were laboring, and three newborn mothers/babies/families were resting in the postpartum rooms, breastfeeding and bonding. Midwife Ibu Dewa Rutini and I had just finished teaching a class of over 40 young midwives from Kalimantan about gentle birth. The entryway of Bumi Sehat was chock-a-block full of slippers and shoes when this complete stranger appeared, looking completely strange! Read more…. Father Birthkeepers

Advocating for Birth Change

by | September 15, 2018

The most important event in many women’s lives is giving birth. It is so pivotal that most moms can remember it in great detail their entire life. I met a woman in Japan who was in her 80s and could recount every detail of her birth. Her father-in-law had been her support person.  Read more…. Advocating for Birth Change

Supporting Sexual Abuse Survivors in Childbirth

by | June 21, 2018

One in three women in the US has experience childhood sexual abuse. This article provides information key to supporting these women during all parts of the childbearing year.  Read more…. Supporting Sexual Abuse Survivors in Childbirth

Photo by Regina Willette

The Portable Office: A Peek into a Midwife’s Homebirth Bag

by | June 21, 2018

A practical article on the basics for a homebirth midwife’s birth bag. Read more…. The Portable Office: A Peek into a Midwife’s Homebirth Bag

Emilly Gama—emillygama.com

Labor: Short and Long; Physical and Mental

by | June 1, 2018

This great article illustrates, through discussion of actual cases, the many variations that labor may take and how diet, fear, and even religious beliefs may affect it.  Read more…. Labor: Short and Long; Physical and Mental

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