Emily Robinson—emilyrobinsonphotoblog.com
Student midwife Karin Peacock has witnessed the normalcy of breech birth, so she asked the obvious question: Why aren’t more breech babies born at home? Read more…. Why Aren’t More Breech Babies Born at Home?
Leilani Rogers—photosbylei.com
Forty-four years ago my calling to midwifery was initiated through women who had been abused, the extent of which created a need for individual birth plans. As a traditional homebirth midwife by training and practice, I have gone on to serve every type of community, focusing primarily on college-educated, back-to-the-land families, as well as Plain and farming communities. While the childbearing landscape has changed over the 3400 births I have witnessed, my devotion to individualized care has never faltered.
Hallie Dedrick—halliedphotography.zenfolio.com/blog
Midwife Sister MorningStar shares her love and admiration of placentas in this beautifully written article. Read more…. Honoring Placenta Wisdom
Midwifery Today mother Jan Tritten shares her thoughts on the third stage and how it isn’t such a good idea for this part of birth to be routinely managed. Read more…. Routine Active Management of the Third Stage
Midwife Vicki Penwell describes her experience of providing aide with Mercy In Action in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. Read more…. Mercy In Action Midwives Form Disaster Response to Deadly Super Typhoon
Robin Lim (left) supports a laboring mother at the Bumi Sehat clinic
A very emotional and powerful story about the recent Typhoon that ravaged the Philippines and how Robin Lim and her team helped mothers and families in the aftermath. Read more…. Motherbaby Placenta: State of Emergency
Photo by Teresa Fox Magri
Editor-in-Chief, Jan Tritten, invited her cousin to give a tutorial on creating an umbilical cord memento. Read more…. Umbilical Cord Mementos
Photo by Lisa Hobbs
Midwife Erika Obert provides information on using herbs in the third stage of labor.
Ilissa Kolly—www.beanfamilywellness.com
A beautifully written article about the placenta and umbilical cord, also known as the baby’s “first mother.”
Natural childbirth advocate and obstetrician Michel Odent speaks about the side effects of synthetic oxytocin and how these and other reasons seem to suggest that induction of labor should be banned.
Leilani Rogers—photosbylei.com
This is a powerful and emotional article against Cytotec and its use in pregnant women written by one of the most inspiring women in natural childbirth, Ina May Gaskin. Read more…. Cytotec and the FDA
Photo by Robbie Davis-Floyd
A well-written and thorough update on the current birth situation in the Netherlands. Read more…. An Update on the Netherlands
