Learn about Prevention of Shoulder Dystocia
Midwifery Today E-News, September 27, 2017 • Volume 19, Issue 20 Read more…. Learn about Prevention of Shoulder Dystocia
Hemorrhage
First Trimester Bleeding Is Common
Many women experience bleeding in the first trimester but do not miscarry, yet few studies have evaluated it. Slome Cohain parses the medical evidence, concluding that first trimester bleeding is usually of no consequence. Read more…. First Trimester Bleeding Is Common
When Grandma Is a Midwife
When you are a homebirth midwife with a lot of kids of your own, how they choose to give birth may not quite fit with how you had envisioned it. Waechter shares her compelling personal story, with a focus on the need to support your children in their own journeys.
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The Herbal Education of Midwives
Wise use of herbs is especially important during pregnancy and lactation. Using herbs instead of drugs to allay problems protects both mom and fetus from harm. Even more importantly, the abundant nutrition available from select herbs… Read more…. The Herbal Education of Midwives
Hospital Transfers
Midwifery Today E-News, July 15, 2017 • Volume 19, Issue 15 Read more…. Hospital Transfers
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HomeBirth—The Power of One
I wanted to write solely about a beautiful undisturbed homebirth. I am a storyteller by nature. Stories are the facts of life. Read more…. HomeBirth—The Power of One
Three Cases of Prolonged Second Stage Labor: Lasting 14, 17, and 24 Hours
The author challenges the status quo of time limits in labor. With illustrative photos, she shares her personal experiences with long second stage labors with moulding—noting the lack of documented causation between the status quo and adverse outcomes.
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Read more…. Three Cases of Prolonged Second Stage Labor: Lasting 14, 17, and 24 Hours
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
Homebirth Herbal First Aid Kit
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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Stop Cutting
Others have made this point before, but it bears repeating: Female genital mutilation takes place in the developed world on a large scale in the form of medically unnecessary episiotomies and caesarean sections, or what could be classified as FGM Types 5 and 6. Read more…. Stop Cutting
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The Cost of Caring: Midwifery and Traumatic Stress
In this article, midwife Bonnie U. Gruenberg raises awareness around the issue of mental health stresses associated with the profession of midwifery.
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Rachel Baransi
Microbiome and Midwives: A Look at Culture
International midwife Vicki Penwell discusses the culture of homebirth in America to see what might be done to improve the life-long health of the baby.
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Core Midwifery Skills
Where do we learn the most about birth? I think we learn most from the mothers and babies on their journey. Can we separate core midwifery skills from the face-to-face meeting of the mothers and getting to know them and walking on their journey with them? Read more…. Core Midwifery Skills
