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Not only has birth itself changed over the years, but birth changes individuals. This birth story illustrates how we can change birth by allowing it to change us.
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The Sally Stockley Maternity Project and its work in Uganda is the subject of this article. The author, a volunteer midwife, shares with us the conditions of life there and what we can do to help improve it.
Midwifery Today Issue 94
Autumn 2010 Theme: Birth is a Human Rights Issue Cover photo by Philip McCormick is a street portrait of a boy at a marketplace in Bali, Indonesia. McCormick specializes in street photography, portraiture and landscapes. He has lived, worked and traveled extensively throughout India and Southeast Asia and has a large body of work from… Read more…. Issue 94
Midwifery Today Issue 71
Autumn 2004 Theme: Drugs in Labor While in Germany, Jan Tritten noted that far more babies are worn in slings than in the U.S. Jan took this photo of little Benjamin during a recent visit to Germany. She found him to be quite the charmer. Benjamin is the son of Elizabeth Battenberg Buy This Issue… Read more…. Issue 71
Midwifery Today Issue 57
Spring 2001 Theme: Cesarean Prevention VBAC “A VBAC Primer: Technical Issues for Midwives” by Heidi Rinehart, MD, gives the basics of C-sections and VBACs, including types of incisions, types of closures, risks and contraindications for VBAC. It also includes a sample informed consent form and a list of references. In “Choosing Cesarean Section” Marsden Wagner,… Read more…. Issue 57
Midwifery Today Issue 67
Autumn 2003 Theme: Fear in Midwifery and Birth Articles in this issue of Midwifery Today include: Fear, Society and Birth Connecting to Birth Fear of Death During Labor The Role of Fear in the U.S. Birthing Process Cruelty in the Maternity Wards Revisited Cytotec Induction and Off-Label Use Lotus Birth: A Ritual for our Times… Read more…. Issue 67
Midwifery Today Issue 49
Spring 1999 Theme: Bridging the Gap Get in on the discussion about midwifery in the United States. Where is it going? Is everyone in this together or are different kinds of midwives becoming alienated from one another? How do we achieve balance so more women who might choose midwife-attended birth are better served? Issue 49… Read more…. Issue 49
Cesarean section can save the life of the mother or her baby. Cesarean section can also kill a mother or her baby. How can this be? Read more…. Technology in Birth: First Do No Harm
