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International Midwifery/Brought to Earth by Birth

by Marion Toepke McLean September 17, 2023

“Brought to earth by birth.” This somewhat enigmatic counterculture midwifery saying is logical and meaningful. And unifying, in a way. All of us, around the world and in so many situations, are developed in the womb, grow during the months of pregnancy, and then the process of birth takes place. This is the same among the world’s many cultures and ways of living.

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Marion’s Message: Placenta Accreta Spectrum: A Pregnancy Complication That is Becoming More Common

by Marion Toepke McLean December 11, 2022

Placenta accreta is a serious condition of pregnancy that has been increasing worldwide since the 1980s. It can lead to severe hemorrhaging and death. It has been a leading cause of the increasing maternal mortality in the United States in the past few decades.

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Thoughts on Prenatal Care

by Mary L. Cooper September 29, 2023

I would like to share my thoughts on prenatal care, which I believe can start before the woman is even pregnant as she prepares her body for her pregnancy. Read more…. Thoughts on Prenatal Care

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Eat Sardines, Be Happy … and Sing

by Michel Odent December 9, 2023

Diet is an essential part of good prenatal care, as is happiness. Dr. Odent shares some ways to feed the brain and tells a story about one way to make pregnant women happy.

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Marion’s Message: What is the Fetal Ejection Reflex?

by Marion Toepke McLean June 16, 2023

Marion discusses the fetal ejection reflex and an idea for a study comparing it to routine hospital care.

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To Induce or Not to Induce? That is the Question

by Jane Beal September 8, 2022

Hannah was 39 weeks and a few days pregnant with her first child one summer when she went to her scheduled prenatal appointment with her obstetrician/gynecologist. As a part of her examination, a late ultrasound was performed, and she was diagnosed with “low amniotic fluid.” Read more…. To Induce or Not to Induce? That is the Question

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The One-Minute Preceptor Model for Midwives

by Vicki Penwell March 6, 2023

This helpful article details the one-minute preceptor model for teaching and learning. Vicki, who works in the Philippines, discusses the five basic micro-skills and provides examples of how they can be applied.

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Bonding Analysis: Bonding-related Support in Pregnancy to Promote Prenatal Bonding

by Christa Balkenhol-Wright November 15, 2022

All my life I had been interested in psychology because I wanted to know what made me suffer, what makes people in general suffer, and how suffering can be alleviated or even healed. Finally, I discovered the new field of prenatal psychology. “The secret life of the unborn child,” as Professor Thomas Verny so brilliantly described, offered satisfying answers to my manifold questions that any other school of psychology had not been able to so far. Read more…. Bonding Analysis: Bonding-related Support in Pregnancy to Promote Prenatal Bonding

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Midwifery and Childbirth News – Issue 138

by Editorial June 14, 2021

Midwifery Today 138 Midwifery and Childbirth News Read more…. Midwifery and Childbirth News – Issue 138

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Media Reviews – Issue 144

by Joy Hearn and Miranda Welch December 4, 2022

Media Reviews – Issue 144 – Crowning: True Stories of Birthing and Women In Nepal, by Geeta Pfau, A Woman of Firsts: The Midwife Who Changed the World, by Edna Adan Ismail, Perfectly Human: Nine Months with Cerian, by Sarah C. Williams, and Jordemoder: Poems of a Midwife, by Ingrid Andersson Read more…. Media Reviews – Issue 144

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The Modern Hen Party

by Mary Earhart Unger August 4, 2023

“Ha Estado su nino activo?” I ask the Mexican mother as I adjust a blood pressure cuff around her upper arm. I look to see if she understands me. I check a box that her kick counts are good when she answers “Si,” or “A veces.” I wish I could communicate what I mean more specifically, but I’m not able to do that yet.

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Wisdom of the Midwives: Induction

by Editorial September 15, 2022

Wisdom of the Midwives: Induction | When do you think it is best to induce?, AROM and induction, Ripening the Cervix, and Natural methods of encouraging labor