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Helping Women Avoid Unnecessary Interventions
Dale Bernucca
This article shows how having the research data and conclusion handy can help women avoid unnecessary interventions in the hospital.
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Marsden Wagner
Excerpted from his 2007 book, Born in the USA, this article tells us why doctors would want to encourage c-sections.
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Just a Plain Birth
Marlene Waechter
In contrast to the many stories of medicalized birth in this issue of the magazine, this story of a simple Amish birth is a refreshing read.
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Technology and Fear
Ann Davenport
The bells and whistles of technology are often driven by fear, and in many cases can only predict, not improve. This author suggests that controlling fear may help to limit technology to what is necessary.
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Childbirth in the Ancient Roman World: The Origins of Midwifery
Don Todman
An interesting look at the origins of midwifery in ancient Rome.
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The Future of Obstetric Technology
Michel Odent
“Can humanity survive the safe cesarean?” Dr. Odent discusses what we have to lose if this trend continues.
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Shafia M. Monroe
Midwife Shafia Monroe talks about the beauty and sensuality of pregnant woman and how we need to honor them during that special time.
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Episiotomy, Hospital Birth and Cesarean Section: Technology Gone Haywire—What Is the Sutured Tear Rate at First Births Supposed to Be?
Judy Slome Cohain
Doctors began performing episiotomies on birthing women under the belief that it helped prevent tears. This conclusion has been turned on its head, yet episiotomies are still standard procedure in some quarters. Midwife Judy Slome Cohain shares data showing that homebirthing women generally neither tear nor need episiotomies.
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Face to Face: A Midwife’s Birth Story
Kenna Lee-Ribas
Being a midwife does not guarantee that one will be a good client when it comes time to birth. This honestly-told birth story provides a different perspective.
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Cervicometry: What All Women Need to Know
Kathleen Furin
This article, reprinted from July/August 2007 issue of The Mother, shows the lengths to which modern obstetrics and drug device companies will go to make birth a high-technology event.
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Blogging to Boost Your Birthing Business
Sheri Menelli and Anne McManus
Marketing guru Sheri Menelli, along with a co-author, shares a simple way to increase your business.
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Mickey Sperlich
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A Tribute to Tricia Anderson
Midwives share their memories of midwife Tricia Anderson, who gave so much to the profession.
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Institutionalizing Midwifery: US and UK Style
Barbara Bridgman Perkins
What is happening to the profession of midwifery in the US and UK? This fascinating article gives us a look behind the scenes at the institutionalization of the profession.
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Shea Richland
A flashback sends a midwife back in time almost 40 years to the traumatizing birth of her daughter.
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What Can You Do to Make Changes with Care Today?
Ireena Keeslar
Machines are gradually replacing people, in the interest of simplifying work and saving time. Midwife Ireena Keeslar suggests that we learn hands-on basic skills and make change in our own areas of control.
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Ecology of Birth
Nancy Gift
Birth can be ecological, too. The author discusses how this is so and even makes suggestions for an ecological homebirth kit.
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