Issue 92, Winter 2009/10Theme: Massage / Touch
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In this second of three articles in this issue, Stillerman describes methods for relieving pregnancy-related sciatica.
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The author discovers HypnoBirthing during her sixth pregnancy, and describes how this led to her “easiest birth yet.”
Jennifer had once told me, “I don’t do births in Africa,” leaving this to an excellent staff of Ugandan midwives. But on that lucky morning, she got a stuck baby born and saved a life. Read more…. A Difficult Breech Birth
The author examines recent research documenting the multiple causes of unnecessary cesarean sections, or unneCesareans. Read more…. Documented Causes of UnneCesareans
One of three articles in this issue by Elaine Stillerman, this piece describes in detail different massage techniques and body positions to help a birthing mother make her way through the difficulties of back labor.
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Toni describes the benefits—to both the birth attendant and the birthing woman—of the use of Reiki during labor and birth.
In this excerpt from her book, Nurturing Massage for Pregnancy: A Practical Guide to Bodywork for the Perinatal Cycle, author Leslie Stager makes a solid case for the benefits of nurturing touch and massage during labor.
Christy Santoro knows how to lighten the mood when it comes time to perform Pap smears for her postpartum mamas.
Read more…. Postpartum Pap Smear Potluck Socials, aka “Paplucks”
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Naolí discusses touch as a basic need of all beings and, in particular, the benefits of loving touch—applied with awareness to the needs of the laboring recipient—during birth. Read more…. What Is a Birth without Loving Touch?
The author describes the state of women’s health and health services in Nepal, and the establishment of that country’s first and only independent nurse-midwives-led birthing centre. Read more…. Factors That Persuaded Nurses to Establish a Maternity Care Centre in Nepal
