Midwifery Today Issue 51 The heart and science of birth

Autumn 1999

Theme: Fathers In Pregnancy and Birth

Dads feel all kinds of ways about taking part in their children’s births: ambivalent, joyous, helpful, helpless, awed, scared, bonded, confused. In Issue 51, eleven articles about fathers’ involvement in birth address every conceivable angle to this increasingly popular birth option. Articles on ultrasound, natural family planning, the “call” to midwifery, placenta previa and much more round out the issue.

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Bravo Fathers!—Judy Edmunds
Birth Fathers or Knaves-in-Waiting?—Richard Reed
The Role of the Father in Childbirth—Walter L. Larimore
Unassisted Homebirth: One Father’s Experience—Bob Griesemer
Caught Off Guard: One Father’s Memories—Steve Hinnefeld
A Father’s Point of View—Anthony Wilson
Making Decisions, Providing Comfort—Nick Allen
A Note to Fathers: It’s You She Wants—Lois Wilson
Is the Participation of the Father at Birth Dangerous?—Michel Odent
Child Is Father to the Man—Derek Lainsbury
Painful Memories: The Midwife’s Role in Helping Fathers—Jill James-Philp
Pregnancy From a New Perspective—Stephanie Brill
Ultrasound—Beverley Lawrence Beech
My Journey to Natural Family Planning—Carmen Staicer
Gladys Milton—Midwifery Today Staff
The Vocation of Shiphrah—Anonymous
A Wait and See Approach with Marginal Placenta Praevia—Leigh Morris Jarvis, photos by Patty Ogden
Evidence-Informed Midwifery—Sara Wickham
Breastfeeding Discrimination and Censorship—Nikki Lee
Labor of Love to Improve Birthing in the Caribbean—Al Huber