Midwifery Today Issue 73

Photo by Marilyn Nolt—www.doula.com/marilyn

Protocols: Finding the Balance

by Jill Cohen March 1, 2005

Birth is not fixed, nor should protocols be. The path can be paved for a viable working relationship between institution and midwife. When we transport we must adjust our protocols to include the interventions needed. Establishing a balance that allows protocols to adjust and change is practicing the art of midwifery.

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Marion’s Message: Unchanging Protocols

by Marion Toepke McLean March 1, 2005

Marion’s Message: Unchanging Protocols: The basics of birth are unchanging; there is an elemental simplicity. Safe midwifery care during placental delivery and the hours that follow is based on physiological processes and needs that are unchanged over the years. These basic protocols can prevent serious problems for childbearing women.

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Hari’s Birth

by Apeetha Arunagiri March 1, 2005

In the first scorching hot days of summer our Tamil friends sprang a ceremony on us. My daughter and I were told it was to call out her baby, convincing him of the happy friends awaiting his arrival. We thought he was nowhere near due to stir, not for another nine weeks; but the women planned the event spot on time.

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The Blessing of a Blessingway

by Alison Bastien March 1, 2005

The Blessingway is an alternative to the baby shower, focused on honoring the transition to motherhood. It evolved out of a Navajo ceremony. There are usually plenty of laughter and tears at a Blessingway, and each woman leaves feeling blessed and honored to be a part of this great circle of womanhood.

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The Challenge of Doing Nothing

by Katherine Jensen December 1, 2004

Training involves the process of learning to DO things. A much greater challenge is learning to DO NOTHING. The old adage,“If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it,” is a vitally important concept to internalize. Read more…. The Challenge of Doing Nothing