Midwifery Today Issue 37

Spring 1996 Theme: The Threat of Technology
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16	Vaginal ultrasound: Diagnostic aid or tool of abuse Marion Toepke McLean, CNM This test has its advantages, but must be used with prudence.
22	Urban guerrilla midwives Sharon Merecki, CNM, and Miday Belden, CNM "The daily realities of midwifing in a large tertiary care center challenge us…."
25	No heroics, just love The baby's heart defect was not compatible with life.
32	This man loves midwives Poppy Shell Marsden Wagner has promoted midwifery through his writing and lectures.

6	Birth plan Janine DeBaise Thoughts taken from the dreams of 200 women.
12	With scars in my uterus and heart Cheryl Ettinger How can we protect women from technology, yet follow our protocols?
14	Knitting needles, cameras and electronic fetal monitors Michel Odent, M.D. A cultural misunderstanding of birth physiology threatens women.
17	A blending of two worlds Sharon Glass Jonquil, CNM Modern midwifery is an uneasy balance of brain and tool vs. heart and hands.
19	The pain of labour Andrea Robertson It hurts to give birth. But there is a special biological role for that pain.
23	The belly of the beast Roxi Augustine, RN "I make a profound difference in the women's lives that I touch."
29	A grand triumph Judy Edmunds A woman succeeds in having a homebirth, despite her doctor's wishes.
33	Pursuing the Birth Machine An update by Marsden Wagner, M.D. Important new information has become available on some technologies.
34	Searching for appropriate birth technology Robert and Rosalind Weston A review of Pursuing the Birth Machine.