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Pregnancy on High: Is Cannabis Better or Worse than Pharmaceuticals during Pregnancy?

by Ken Magri April 26, 2020

The number of pregnant American women self-reporting cannabis use during pregnancy rose in 2017, to three to five percent. With more states legalizing the drug each year, that percentage is likely to keep rising, reigniting an old debate about whether using cannabis during pregnancy is safe.

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Letter to My Soon-to-be Parents—As We Negotiate These Unusual Times….

by Nancy Wainer April 24, 2020

Each day is one day closer to your meeting your baby—how exciting! We all want to do whatever we can to make it the safest, calmest, and most wonderful time it can be.

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A Transition from Medical Model Maternity Care to Women-Led Maternity Care

by Sharon Robinson April 22, 2020

On an epidemic scale, women in childbirth today are being “cared for” by maternity health care personnel who take control and make decisions for them.…

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The New Coronavirus and the Future of BCG

by Michel Odent April 10, 2020

Between 1921 and the mid-1970s, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) was identified and studied exclusively as a vaccine to prevent tuberculosis and leprosy (infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae). Let us recall that BCG contains a weakened strain of Mycobacterium bovis.

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The Benefits of Waiting

by Sara Wickham and Nadine Edwards April 2, 2020

This article, excerpted from the book Birthing Your Placenta, discusses the question of optimal cord clamping. Rather than quickly clamping, this well-documented article shares data that show the need to wait; even a short wait is better than none at all. Read more…. The Benefits of Waiting

Birthing at the Fork in the Road: When Transports Hurt

by Sandra K. Stine Tallbear April 2, 2020

Solo midwives will relate to this true story about a transport that disappointed both mother and midwife. She touches on burnout, expectations, and the need for a community of midwives to support each other.

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Midwives and Covid-19

by Maryl Smith March 31, 2020

Who would have thought that a pandemic from a new virus would boldly arrive while we were going about our everyday service as midwives? For many of us, it raises questions about how to maintain our own health while protecting the health of our clients and their newborns. Fortunately, the little that we know about the virus and pregnancy is mostly reassuring. Read more…. Midwives and Covid-19

Physiologic Third Stage

by Marion Toepke McLean March 31, 2020

“Physiologic” third stage of labor means that this stage happens on its own—with no interference or treatment whatever—and is within the bounds of normal functioning. Read more…. Physiologic Third Stage