Issue 58
Summer 2001
Theme: Mamatoto
Read about doulas, fathers and more in Issue 58 of Midwifery Today. Articles include:
- Lotus Birth: Asking the Next Question
- Birth and Death: A Doula’s Role in Sacred Moments
- Papatoto: Homebirth from a Father’s Perspective
- Homeopathic Remedies for Back Labour and Posterior Presentation
- Chinese Medicine for Pregnancy and Childbirth
Cover photo by Patti Ramos from the Eugene, Oregon Midwifery Today conference, March 2001.
Editor’s Note: We chose as the title for this issue the word mamatoto, which in Swahili means “motherbaby.”
Contents
- We Two Form a Multitude—Lois Wilson
- Mamatoto—Judy Edmunds
- How Aphrodite, Buddha and Jesus Developed Their Capacity to Love—Michel Odent
- Lotus Birth: Asking the Next Question—Robin Lim
- Lotus Birth: A Mother’s Perspective—Rebecca Bashara
- Bonding and Spirituality—Kathleen Johnson
- Maternal Connecting Relationship with the Unborn Child—Jennifer Hall
- Connecting with Your Infant’s Spirit—Elly Leduc
- Birth and Death: A Doula’s Role in Sacred Moments—Helen Moore
- Making a Difference: A Blueprint for Harmony—Sunni Karll
- Building Sacred Traditions in Birth—Whapio Diane Bartlett
- The Doula’s Contribution to Mamatoto—Gail Tully
- Papatoto: Homebirth from a Father’s Perspective—Michael Welch
- Fathers: Those Engrossing First Minutes—Richard Reed
- Portrait of a Male Midwife—Cathy O’Bryant
- Holding Hands: The Immeasurable Value of Human Touch—Paaige K. Turner
- Mothers and Babies—Caroline E. Brown
- Homeopathic Remedies for Back Labour and Posterior Presentation—Piper Martin
- Chinese Medicine for Pregnancy and Childbirth—Rebecca Wilkowski
- Chiropractors and Midwives: A Look at the Webster Technique—Jeanne Ohm
- Oligohydramnios in Healthy Pregnancies: First Do No Harm—Cynthia Jaffe
- Challenging Births 1: A Training Scenario for Midwives—Sara Wickham
- Apprenticeship in Medicine and Midwifery—Alison Bastien
International Midwife
- Doña Irene Sotelo: Traditional Mexican Midwife—Elise Kimmons
- Primary Care and Midwives: An International Look—Marion Toepke McLean
- One Baby at a Time—Courtnay Randleman
- Holy Family Birth Center: South Texas, USA—Courtnay Randleman
- Tijuana Journal—Jerry Whiting
- Bali: A Lesson in Organic Eating—Robin Lim
- Philippines: In the Night Lorega—Vicki Penwell
Departments
- From the Editor: Birth Odyssey
- Networking
- Tricks of the Trade
- Marion’s Message
- Question of the Quarter
- Poetry
- Journal Abstracts
- Media Reviews
- News
- Classified Advertising
- Calendar
- Photo Album
International Midwife
- From the Editor: IAM
- Cards and Letters
