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Trauma in Birth
Editor Jan Tritten shares her story of birth trauma and using it to keep her passion alive. Read more…. Trauma in Birth
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The Crowned One
Poetry – The Crowned One by Jane Beal
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Leaving the Farmhouse: Musings on the First Stage of Labor
I have been asked to write about the first stage of labor and I will, I promise. However, this topic cannot be discussed without also talking about related matters, so please bear with me as we travel in and out from 1 cm to the big 10 (or, in the case of a breech baby, 11!).
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Measles in Pregnancy
Measles is a viral, infectious disease. It is the most contagious of all infectious diseases. In the pre-vaccine era, measles affected nearly every individual during childhood. (ECDC). About 97% of exposed individuals who receive both vaccinations will not get measles, and neither will about 93% of those with only one vaccination (CDC 2016).
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Elaine Baca—lanebphotography.com
First Stage of Labor
It may help us to know that an average labor burns over 7000 calories! It’s hard work, hence the name labor. The first stage of labor is divided into three parts: 1) latent, early, or prodromal; 2) active first stage; and 3) transition. Read more…. First Stage of Labor
Jennifer Hamilton—mamarazziphotographytx.com
Midwifery & Childbirth News: Issue 129
Midwifery & Childbirth News
Spring 2019, Issue 129
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Media Reviews: Issue 129
Media Reviews
Spring 2019, Issue 129
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Chinelle Rojas—tampabirthphotographer.com
Photo Album: Issue 129
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Spring 2019, Issue 129
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Wisdom of the Midwives: Suture
Wisdom of the Midwives: To Suture or Not to Suture
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Spring 2019, Issue 129
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Jennifer Hamilton—mamarazziphotographytx.com
First Stage of Labor: The Lull
The first stage of labor is like many other firsts: full of the unknown—not knowing what is coming next or how long it may take. Mothers with many children have often told me, “The labor and births can all be so different.” This was also my experience in birthing five children.
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A Means to Change the Perception of Birth
Over the last decades, the midwifery community has been struggling to increase the number of mothers who choose midwives and out-of-hospital birth. It seems to all of us (and our clients) that physiologic birth is obviously a safer, greener, more fulfilling option. So why don’t people get it? Why don’t people understand? Why do they put up with a 30%+ cesarean rate? Why don’t they read the research and convert? Why, indeed….
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Milena ViVenzio—memoriesbythesmile.com
Labor Wisdom: First Stage
Let’s talk about the first stage of labor, especially for a first-time mom. I love helping women have their first babies; it’s such a special journey. A journey to bring a couple closer together and to show a woman how strong she is—physically, emotionally, and instinctively. I include in this group women who had prior babies in a hospital setting and do not understand the difference in having a baby at home—in the same environment where the baby is usually created. They are first-time moms, too, in having their babies at home.
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