Tricks of the Trade: Issue 125
Column: Tricks of the Trade
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The Death of a Childbearing Black Woman
Shalon Irving died on January 28, 2017, from complications of high blood pressure and heart problems. She left behind a four-week-old baby girl. Shalon, 36 years old, was an epidemiologist and commissioned officer in the US Public Health Service (USPHS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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What Can We Learn from Ágnes Geréb?
Agnes is a Hungarian doctor and midwife who faces prison as a punishment for attending homebirths. Slome Cohain argues that midwives need to document the homebirths they provide, to show that they are safe.
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Monet Moutrie—monetnicole.com
A Doula’s Gift of Pleasure and Love
The author discusses how the doula can help families bring more love and pleasure to childbirth.
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Research on Perineal Outcomes of Asians Not Living in Asia Leads to Faulty Conclusion
Twenty-two papers published in medical journals reached a conclusion that Asian women have shorter perineums, despite the fact that this is not so in Asia. She concludes that the problem is impatience and interference by doctors.
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“Desco da parto” The Birth Tray and Its Cultural Significance in Renaissance Italy
This article describes painted, wooden birth trays of Renaissance Italy and how the tradition strengthened social bonds.
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Jennifer Mason—jennifermasonphotography.com
Mentorship Is Key
In this issue of Midwifery Today we celebrate the role of the doula. The articles in these pages feature doulas across the planet making a difference: from doulas who serve refugees in Austria to doulas incorporated into multi-disciplinary practices in Turkey to indigenous doulas here in US helping maintain their cultural practices around childbirth.
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Sonnet to My Uterus
Sonnet to My Uterus. O gravid womb…
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Melanie Ellison—devotedhandsdoula.com
With Woman, With Family
A midwife who has practiced around the world ventures into working as a doula in London.
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The Indigenous Revival of Traditional Birth
This doula and member of the Seneca Nation of Indians shares how she ensures that cultural aspects are included in the births of families she serves.
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Jennifer Mason—jennifermasonphotography.com
Rushes of Love
Another sweet birth story.
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Doula Care for Refugee Families
In the summer of 2015, Europe experienced one of the largest refugee crises in modern times. My native Austria had not seen such a high influx of scared and traumatized people since Hungarians fled their homes in 1956. The country was utterly unprepared. When Angela Merkel asked refugees to come to Germany, 90,000 people remained in Austria, a country of 8.7 million. This represented a 1% increase in the population of people with no way to support themselves and who were forced to rely on state aid.
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