Midwifery Today, Issue 89, Spring 2009
Theme: Midwifery Knowledge from Around the World
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The theme of Midwifery Today Issue 89 is Midwifery Knowledge from Around the World. When we came up with this theme, we anticipated being able to share a variety of midwifery knowledge from around the world. While a number of articles addressed that, one thing that soon became clear is that midwifery knowledge is beginning to be lost or fall into disuse around the world, as the medicalized version of childbirth continues to gain ground. This issue contains a mix of midwifery knowledge as well as discussion of the adverse effects of this medicalization of birth.
Cover photo by Amber Jordan. The cover photo is of a Seattle-area mom and her two daughters, and reflects so much love in the family. It was photographed by Amber Jordan, using traditional black and white 35 mm film. To view more of Amber’s work, please go to www.photographybyamber.com
Departments
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Poetry: With Woman
Beth Leianne Curtis
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Jan Tritten
Jan makes the case for midwives learning about midwifery around the world as a way to improve their own practices.
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Networking
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Tricks of the Trade
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Marion’s Message: Does it Matter How We Are Born?
Marion Toepke McLean
The author argues that midwives need to be aware that it does matter what happens during our birth so they can do the best job possible.
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Media Reviews
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News
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Classified Advertising
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Calendar
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Photo Album
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Features
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Ramona Denk
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Pam Udy
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Enoch’s Home Waterbirth after Four C-sections
April Bailey
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The Midwife Bond
Meredith Winn
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Homebirth in Holland
Thea van Tuyl
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Meeting by Chance with a Modern Day Che (A Fireside Chat with a Cuban Obstetrician, 2007)
Ruby Weldon
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The Influence of Birth Experience on Postpartum Depression
Michelle Bland
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The Power of Three and the Bumi Sehat Vision
Robin Lim
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The Good Guys: Michael C. Klein
Judy Slome Cohain
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A Day in the Life of an Intern
Jenn Head and Kate Prendergast
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Nell Tharpe
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Selah’s Beginnings
Ian Penwell
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The Midwife
Jacqueline Cuthbertson
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Husband-assisted Homebirth
John Paul
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Birthing in South Africa
Linda B. Jenkins
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Why Music Matters in Childbirth
Taz Tagore
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Brona
Darjee Sahala
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Naolí Vinaver
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Informed Consent
AIMS
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Born in Poland
Monika Rosicka
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The Gift
Kacie Mutscheller
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The Nuchal Cord at Birth: What Do Midwives Think and Do?
Elaine Jefford, Kathleen Fahy and Deborah Sundin
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Health Care with No Legs to Stand On: The Questions behind the Question
Alison Bastien
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Birth Lessons from a Chicken
Molly Remer
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Traditional Mentoring
Maryl Smith
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Traditional Midwives and Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Countries with Low Resources
Kezaabu Edwidge
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Andean Traditional Midwifery in Peru
Cynthia Ingar
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International Midwife
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