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Poetry: The Midwife
Joy Chaitin
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Jan Tritten
Editor-in-Chief, Jan Tritten, shares her thoughts on making the rights of the baby a part of the “Birth Is a Human Right” initiative.
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Marion’s Message: More on Shoulder Dystocia
Marion Toepke McLean
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More departments: Networking, Tricks of the Trade, Media Reviews, News, Classified Advertising, Calendar, Photo Album, Cards & Letters
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The Doula Phenomenon and Authentic Midwifery: Protection as a Keyword
Michel Odent
Internationally-known French obstetrician Odent provides us with another insightful article about the needs of the laboring woman.
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The Newborn Imprint
Sister MorningStar
Sister shares her reflections on the newborn at birth and the impact that those present have on the imprinting process.
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A Doula’s Bag-of-Tricks: What’s in It for You?
Debra Pascali-Bonaro
Author and director of the documentary Orgasmic Birth: The Best Kept Secret, Debra tells a bit of her journey as a doula and what she has come to understand that role to be throughout her years of experience.
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Herbs for the Childbearing Year
Susun Weed
As an expert of herbs, Susun Weed educates us in this article on the benefits herbs have on the pregnant and nursing mother—an easy-to-read and highly informative piece that will be a benefit to many.
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Allie Chee
With information taken from her new book, New Mother, author Allie Chee clearly outlines the benefits of having a birth doula and provides helpful details regarding such things as cost and the selection process.
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Freedom for Birth: How a Documentary Filmmaker Became a Birth Warrior
Toni Harman
Producer and director Toni Harman gives us a glimpse into what led up to her creation of the newly released documentary, Freedom for Birth.
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Teaching about Birth
Nancy Halseide
Midwifery Today’s managing editor, Nancy Halseide, writes about her philosophy on teaching childbirth classes: “It is my belief that women possess the instinctual knowledge on how to birth, but problems arise when women don’t understand the type of environment they need in order for their intuitive nature to be free to act.”
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Confessions of a 57-Year-Old Rookie Doula
Helen Hill
A delightful story about a woman’s experiences as a doula and her journey to midwifery.
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Pelvic Trauma in Childbirth
Lynn Schulte-Leech
As a physical therapist, Leech has become an expert at working to heal pelvic trauma in postpartum women. She shares her experience and expertise in this educational article.
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Supporting Empowered Births
Heathir Brown
An Oregon doula discusses helping clients whose ideas of empowered births veer from the natural approach.
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Martha Ballard: A Midwife of Maine, 1778–1812
Jane Beal
A historical account of a truly remarkable woman who took care of the health needs of women in Maine and left behind valuable information in a diary she kept of her dealings with patients.
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DONA’s Youngest Certified Doula
Mary Ann Lieser
“Allie Sakowicz, an 18-year-old from Chicago, is noteworthy for being one of the youngest doulas DONA International has ever certified. The 2012 high school graduate has already been present at over 30 births.”
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Oregon’s House Bill 3311: Including Doulas in the State Medical Insurance Program
Janna Blair Slack
An Oregon doula highlights the recently passed bill that includes doulas in Oregon’s state medical insurance program and what this means for doulas and their clients.
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Sing to Your Belly
Cathy Fink
A two-time Grammy Award-winning children’s musician shares the benefits of singing to babies, both before and after birth.
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My Birth Trauma Story
Tanja Kahl
In this very serious and important read, author Tanja Kahl shares her personal story of a birth that left lasting emotional, physical and mental trauma.
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Help, I’m a Guy! Homebirth from a Man’s Point of View
Ken Magri
A husband shares the story of how he eventually became convinced that his wife’s wish to birth at home, which ended up including a horse trough and beer, was the best way to have a baby.
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Collusion and Negligence in Hospitals
Judy Slome Cohain
“One predominant problem with planned hospital birth stems from the requirement of collusion among hospital workers. Hospitals are living organisms whose drive for self-preservation takes precedence over the goals and needs of the patient.”
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From Hospital to Homebirth
Kerry McDonald
A mom shares her story of how she decided homebirth was the best option for her and her baby after having given birth in the hospital with her older children.
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Doulas and Midwives Laboring Together
Robin Gray-Reed
Author Robin Gray-Reed reflects on how meaningful her relationships with midwives were when she was a doula and how she now finds the contribution of doulas invaluable in her new role as a midwife.
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Problems in American Maternal Health Care
Dan Currin
This article takes a look at the unimpressive maternal health care statistics in the US.
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Hypospadias and Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals
Kimberly Palmer
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