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A beautiful birth story that weaves together the past and present in New Mexico.
Birth is a sacred experience and should be treated as such, argues Caroline Wise. Let’s ensure that women the space and respect they deserve.
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Learn about birth in Sweden through the telling of this birth story.
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A sweet birth story excerpted from the upcoming book, The Power of Wimyn.
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From high school to the present, Ilana Shemesh tells us how she moved to Israel and built her current homebirth midwifery practice.
Based on her own experience, the co-director of the Maternal Wellness Center, proposes an alternative for birth education, including not just the mechanics but women’s desires and feelings about their upcoming birth.
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Being an “expert” grandmother—whether a midwife, lactation counselor, doula or other professional—does not guarantee that your own daughters or daughters-in-law will do things “your” way. This article, a prelude to a book on the subject, discusses some of the issues that may come up in such a situation.
Read more…. Grandchild: When the New Grandmother Is an Expert on Babies and Birth
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Contributing Editor Michel Odent describes the genesis of the concept of primal health, defining the terminology and discussing resources to learn more.
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This is another practical marketing article geared to helping midwives become more successful in their practices.
Read more…. Nine Web Site Strategies to Generate More Clients
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The journey of one woman from an over-medicalized and unfulfilling birth to becoming a “radical birth activist.”
With maternity mortality in childbirth so high around the world, Millenium Development Goal 5, maternal health, is something that we all can work toward.
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I was fortunate to be part of a conversation on networks at a Midwifery Today conference and wanted to elaborate on some of the discussion. When we initially began discussing networks, people were very excited and enthused; several people in the group had started successful birth networks for women in their communities.
Read more…. Midwifery Model of Care—Phase II: Networks in the Birth Community
