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Breastfeeding: Food For Thought

The nature of breastfeeding itself—the interdependence of mother and child to create a successful breastfeeding relationship through the demand for, and supply of, human milk—literally establishes a physical bond. Read more…. Breastfeeding: Food For Thought

Birth Stories: The Instinct of Birth

When a woman is in labor, a little fight goes on in the woman’s brain. One part of here brain, the intellect, will tell her that she should do certain things. Read more…. Birth Stories: The Instinct of Birth

Emotional Impact of Cesareans

Every 30 seconds in the US, a cesarean is performed.(1) This overuse of cesarean surgery puts moms and babies at risk – not just physically, but emotionally. Read more…. Emotional Impact of Cesareans

Unveiling Ritual Mutilation

One day the phone rang at my house. “Do you know anything about female circumcision?” asked Lisa, a midwife friend. No, I thought, but I had a feeling I was about to learn. Read more…. Unveiling Ritual Mutilation

Using Homeopathy to Turn Babies

The science of homeopathy is a perfect complement to the midwife’s art. Symptoms, in any part of the mind or body, are seen as part of a symptom-picture involving the whole person. Read more…. Using Homeopathy to Turn Babies

Love that Protects

As childbirth attendants, we must vigorously protect the birthing woman and her baby against wrong information, overly interventive technology, a convoluted system of law and medical ignorance that fuel interventive technology, and individuals who do not have her best interests at heart. Read more…. Love that Protects

Giving Voice to Wisdom

The orthodoxy of today’s technological birth procedures is built on false foundations masquerading in the name of science, but whose master is often fear of malpractice. Read more…. Giving Voice to Wisdom

Protocols: Standards Meeting Needs

As I define them, protocols are a set of guidelines drawn up by an individual or group which outlines a standard of practice. In my practice as a lay midwife, my protocols are flexible enough to accommodate each situation I meet. Read more…. Protocols: Standards Meeting Needs

Toward Equilibrium

Do midwives have a responsibility to functional family life? Can we help teach mothers both the significance of their new role, and the skills that will be required of them? Read more…. Toward Equilibrium

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