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The Value of An Accredited Midwifery Education

by Kristen Benoit March 9, 2023

The author focuses on the advantages of an accredited midwifery education and how to go that route.

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Kangaroo Care

by Edwidge Kezaabu March 9, 2023

This article addresses Kangaroo Care and its advantages for mother and babies.

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The One-Minute Preceptor Model for Midwives

by Vicki Penwell March 6, 2023

This helpful article details the one-minute preceptor model for teaching and learning. Vicki, who works in the Philippines, discusses the five basic micro-skills and provides examples of how they can be applied.

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Birth is Boss

by Judy Ribner February 20, 2023

A story illustrating the need for patience in birth.

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A Midwife’s Midwife

by Judy Ribner February 12, 2023

This story deals with providing homebirth midwifery services to women in the orthodox Jewish community.

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Was the New Testament “Peer-reviewed”?

by Michel Odent February 3, 2023

Dr. Odent refers to the story of the birth of Jesus in his advocacy of breastfeeding immediately after birth.

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The Magic & Mysteries of Parent-Child Synchrony

by Christine Ramos January 29, 2023

Envision this: you are an infant born only moments ago. The onslaught of new sensations is overwhelming. You now feel the weight of your once weightless body. Where your eyes once saw muted shades, they now see the brightness of harsh lighting. When once you didn’t perceive the pangs of hunger, you can now sense it with alarming surprise. The warmth, comfort, and safety you once bathed in are gone. Still, you discover yet another challenge; your new body functions in an unorganized manner.

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Tricks of the Trade – Issue 144

by Editorial December 11, 2022

Tricks of the Trade – Issue 144

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Marion’s Message: Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Pregnancy Complication That is Becoming More Common

by Marion Toepke McLean December 11, 2022

Placenta accreta is a serious condition of pregnancy that has been increasing worldwide since the 1980s. It can lead to severe hemorrhaging and death. It has been a leading cause of the increasing maternal mortality in the United States in the past few decades.

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Ode To My Placenta

by Sarah J. Buckley December 8, 2022

Poetry – Issue 144

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Wisdom of the Midwives: Placentas

by Editorial December 4, 2022

Wisdom of the Midwives: Placentas – Issue 144

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Polycythemia and the Natural Emergence of the Placenta

by Gloria Lemay November 27, 2022

When a pregnant woman mentions to her medical provider that she wants to leave the baby’s umbilical cord to pulse until it has turned white, the provider might say “Oh, no, you don’t want to do that because your baby can get too much blood in his/her body.”