Issue 56, Winter 2000

"My mom birthed my best friend."
Cover by Patti Ramos

Theme: Building a Birth Community
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Robbie Peyton
Robbie Davis-Floyd & Peyton Floyd

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Peyton Elizabeth Floyd, daughter of Robbie Davis-Floyd. Our thoughts are with Robbie.

2	In Memoriam Robbie Davis-Floyd
9	Make Room at the Table Lois Wilson
10	How to Build a Birth Network Cynthia Yula and Katie Heffelfinger
14	Midwifery Arts Center Patty Brennan, Mickey Sperlich, Merilynne Rush and Harriette Hartigan
16	A Circle of Women: Building a Freestanding Birth Center Patti Carroll-Frey
18	Unexpected Allies Kimberly K. Trout
20	Where is Your Birth Community? Judy Edmunds
22	Interconnections: Faith, Love, Beauty and Birth Lois Wilson
24	The Blessings of a Birthing Community Sunni Karll
25	Life is not a Tame Lion Jennifer Rosenberg
26	Warrior Midwife Jill Earl
28	Becoming a Holistic Traditional Midwife Samantha Clemens
29	Regulating Midwifery: Parallels in Texas and British Columbia Gail Johnson
33	Lessons: What a Midwife Imparts to Her Daughter K.C. Johnson
34	Honoring Traditional Midwifery Apprentices—My Daughters! Casey Makela
35	Vitamin K Deficiency: The Waterbirth and Hospitalization of Amanda Sandra Dederscheck Stine
39	Vitamin K: A Flaw in the Blueprint? Sara Wickham
42	42 Babies and Vitamin K Jennifer Hali Enoch

Guatamala
Photo by Judy Luce

49	Risk Assessment and the New World Health Organization Recommendations Ann Davenport
51	Challenges Facing Midwives on Both Sides of the Atlantic Heather Hartley
54	Observing and Charting for Family Planning Robin Lim
56	The Ripe Pomegranate: Choosing In Vitro Fertilization Chaya Raizel Breger
58	Guatemala Journey: Partnering with Traditional Midwives Judy Luce
60	Global Midwifery: Topic Group Report Filomena Vagueiro

47	From the Editor: IAM
48	Cards and Letters

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