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Maharishi Ayur-Veda is considered the most complete and integrated form of this “ancient Vedic science of natural health care [which] emphasizes prevention of disease and promotion of health more than remedial medical intervention…” Read more…. Postpartum Care from Ancient India
All women who have made the journey into motherhood know that feeling of being forever changed. After becoming a mother, my emotions reached new depths, my heart was more open. I even felt my intellect had expanded. Research has shown us that there is a biochemical explanation for these changes. Read more…. Postpartum: Rebirth of the Woman
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
The single most important thing that you can do for your baby is to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet. A well-balanced diet is one that includes foods from all food groups in appropriate amounts, so as to ensure proper nutrition. Read more…. Nutrition during Pregnancy
birth, mother, breastfeeding, lactation, hormones, behavior, oxytocin Read more…. The First Hour Following Birth: Don’t Wake the Mother!
With the birth of my daughter nine years ago, my family seemed complete. Her birth was an event filled with a joy I never could have anticipated. Several months after delivery, however, and seemingly without warning, fulfillment turned to confusion, withdrawal and hopelessness. Read more…. What Midwives Need to Know about Postpartum Depression
Photo provided by author. Some of the residents of Hogar Materno, Vinales, Cuba
Imagine health care as a right, not a privilege. One of the many successes of the Cuban revolution is its dedication to creating a comprehensive medical system accessible to all citizens free of cost. Read more…. Cuban Maternity Homes
It is a well-known fact that the template for a child’s psychological development is laid down in earliest infancy. But did you ever consider that the experience of being born sets up the most fundamental predispositions and life reaction patterns we have? Read more…. Birth, Love and Death
As I prepare this article… I am conscious of two major reports released here in the U.K. in recent months. As I have been reflecting on them I know their message is pertinent to women and midwives all over the world and it felt appropriate to draw your attention to them. Read more…. From the United Kingdom
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?
death, SIDS, sudden infant death, crib death, toxic, baby, fungus, mattress, phosphorus, arsenic, gas Read more…. Baby’s Bedding: Is It Creating Toxic Nerve Gases?
For ages the expertise and experience of the elders was handed down to younger generations. It was not a matter of choice, merely a matter of survival. If they didn’t share their knowledge of the way life revealed itself, then that knowledge was lost. Midwifery is not different by any means. Read more…. Birth of a Midwife
