Issue 148

Theme: Prenatal Care
Prenatal care is an essential part of midwifery care because it lays the groundwork for birth. This issue focuses on prenatal care from a variety of perspectives, including the importance of diet.

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Cover Photo: Carolina Cartier
Photo by: Four Ponds Photography

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Columns

• Editor’s Corner: What Does Ideal Prenatal Care Look Like!, by Shannon Mitchell
  This issue of the magazine reflects the transition of the organization from its mother, Jan Tritten, to Shannon Mitchell, the new editor and owner, as she poses questions about what ideal prenatal care should look like.
• Marion’s Message: Preventing Problems Through Prenatal Care, by Marion Toepke McLean
  Marion shares her experience regarding the importance of prenatal care with a story of how one simple change can affect the trajectory of pregnancy and birth.
• Tricks of the Trade 
• Quote of the Quarter 
• Media Reviews

Features

• Village Prenatal: Bringing Birth Back to Community, by Sister MorningStar
  Sister MorningStar shares her experiences with prenatal care ,its similarities and differences throughout the world.
• Thoughts on Prenatal Care, by Mary Cooper 
  The author discusses the necessary components of good prenatal care and compares and contrasts some of the differences between that provided by OBs and midwives, using her own experiences.
• Eat Sardines, Be Happy … and Sing, by Michel Odent
  Diet is an essential part of good prenatal care, as is happiness. Dr. Odent shares some ways to feed the brain and tells a story about one way to make pregnant women happy.
• Buntis Day Party: A Mercy In Action Imaginative Prenatal Model in the Philippines, by Vicki Penwell 
  Regular contributor Vicki Penwell writes about a unique way to educate and encourage women to get prenatal care in the Philippines, benefitting the women, their babies, and their families–especially in isolated communities.
• Prenatal Care, CNM Style, by Sharon Glass Jonquil
  This reprint of an article on providing prenatal care to women in the inner city is still relevant more than 20 years later. The author critiques a book on prenatal care, Expecting Trouble: The Myth of Prenatal Care in America, which contrasts care provided in the US with that in Europe, and how it relates to outcomes.
• Volunteering in Kenya, Friendship with Midwife Penninah, and African Naming Traditions, by Mary Burgess and Penninah Mukhebi 
  This article shares the experience of Mary Burgess during volunteering as a midwife in Kenya, where she develops a friendship with Penninah Mukhebi. Besides discussion of care, they also share some African naming traditions.
• In-home Care, by Jill Cohen
  Jill Cohen talks about the advantages of in-home prenatal care for her clients.
• Wisdom of the Midwives: Name one or more midwifery practices you’d like to see the medical community adopt. 

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