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Managing GBS

by Jane Beal June 1, 2017

The goal of managing group B streptococcus (GBS) is prevention of maternal chorioamnionitis and neonatal infection (such as respiratory disease, general sepsis or meningitis). Careful management helps to protect life and health. There are various ways to manage GBS, which we can consider and apply appropriately in midwifery practice.

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A New Relief Technique for a Common Pregnancy Complaint

by Joseph A. Kleman June 1, 2017

Recently, I had a client who was 15 weeks pregnant ask me to help relieve pregnancy-induced pain she was experiencing in her hands. Upon palpation of the lower arms there seemed to be a cramp or spasm in the muscles of the forearm area. Read more…. A New Relief Technique for a Common Pregnancy Complaint

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Homebirth Herbal First Aid Kit

by Susun Weed June 1, 2017

Giving birth at home is safe, and it can be fun, too. Make it safer, and more fun, with simple herbal remedies to help you deal with both the ordinary and extraordinary events of your birth.

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Birth at Home vs. Birth “Elsewhere”

by Michel Odent June 1, 2017

From bacteriologic and immunologic perspectives, there are two kinds of twenty-first-century births: birth at home and birth “elsewhere.”

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There’s No Place like Home

by Jan Tritten June 1, 2017

Our developing insights into the microbiome have the potential to change everything regarding homebirth for moms—if we can get the word out about its importance to a healthy life. We will need to work on this from all spheres of influence. Read more…. There’s No Place like Home

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Homebirth, Now and Then

by Diane Goslin June 1, 2017

Homebirth. What do we think of when we mention homebirth? Read more…. Homebirth, Now and Then

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Sage Femme

by Susun Weed March 10, 2017

Sage saves the woman with postpartum depression. Like her sisters rosemary and lavender, sage has a powerful effect on brain functioning and brain hormones. Sage tea is a traditional mood lifter, anxiety easer and depression thwarter. A few sips of cold sage tea as the need arises helps keep motherhood in perspective. Read more…. Sage Femme

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Holding Space: With Women in the Labyrinth

by Erica Andrews March 1, 2017

By likening the birth experience to a labyrinth, where each woman, with each birth, must make a new journey, one can begin to envision the depth of the voyage a woman makes during labor and birth. The deep twists and stark turns, the dark and the light, the opening and the closing.

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A Turning Point in the History of Mothering

by Michel Odent March 1, 2017

Today, we have at our disposal a standardized and simple way to introduce a great variety of topics. We just need to explain why we are “at a turning point.”

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Cancer of the Cervix and the Midwife

by Marion Toepke McLean March 1, 2017

The current research-based recommendation for screening in the US is a Pap smear every three years, starting at age 21, then Pap and high-risk HPV DNA screening every five years, starting at age 30. Read more…. Cancer of the Cervix and the Midwife

Postpartum Mood Disorders

by Aubre Tompkins March 1, 2017

The term postpartum depression (PPD) can be misleading. It is perhaps an over-simplified and poor description of the array of experiences that postpartum women can have. The experience of PPD is much broader and can encompass much more than feelings of depression. Read more…. Postpartum Mood Disorders