Midwifery Today Issue 84

Issue 84

Winter 2007

Midwifery Today Issue 84Theme: Birth Change

How do we change birth and how does birth change us? How has birth changed over the years? Articles in this issue will answer those questions and more, as well as teach you about massage and midwifery, ectopic pregnancy, the placenta and more.


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  • Poem: The Way We Were—Lynn Baptisti Richards
  • Birth ChangeJan Tritten
  • Marion’s Message: Plus ça change…Marion Toepke McLean
    Marion discusses the recent media coverage of a breech baby who died during a midwife-attended homebirth and how the only “choice” available in the hospital for women carrying breech babies is cesarean.
  • Changing Childbirth: The Latin American ExampleRobbie Davis-Floyd
    Anthropologist Robbie Davis-Floyd shares her experiences speaking about birth in Latin American countries, and identifies at least 21 ingredients necessary for creating a social movement that can effectively bring about birth change.
  • My Baby, My Belated: A Birth Story—Amy Armatis
    This humorous take on homebirth will make you laugh out loud.
  • Mandatory Malpractice Insurance—Increases CS Rate & Profitability of Litigation, Decreases Planned Homebirths—Judy Slome Cohain
    This frequent contributor argues convincingly that making malpractice insurance mandatory for midwives will lead to more profitable lawsuits and decrease the number of homebirth midwives to deliver babies, rather than improving birth outcomes or public health.
  • Husbands and HomebirthLeah Hazard
    Men are frequently the naysayers when it comes to homebirth. The author shares some of her experiences and concludes that one important birth change that needs to occur is to bring husbands on board as homebirth supporters.
  • Occupational Musculoskeletal Disease—Cathy Topping
    Cumulative knee damage and arthritis can be brought about by the kneeling and squatting that are inherent in midwifery. The author shares what she has learned and her novel solution to this problem.
  • The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services: Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care. The Foundation for Promoting Change in Maternity Care—Nicette Jukelevics
    Learn about CIMS Expert Work Group findings showing that midwives provide optimal care.
  • When Love Hormones Become UselessMichel Odent
    Women undergoing cesareans without labor miss a chance to get love hormones, which are crucial to civilization.
  • Incorporating Prenatal Yoga into Childbirth Education Classes—Molly Remer
    People often learn better by doing, and birth happens in the body. This article explains how these two precepts led the author to incorporate prenatal yoga into childbirth education.
  • Birth Changing Us, Us Changing BirthAmanda Sanford
    Not only has birth itself changed over the years, but birth changes individuals. This birth story illustrates how we can change birth by allowing it to change us
  • Comprehensive Care in the Prevention of Ectopic Pregnancy and Associated Negative OutcomesKathryn Albers
    More than 1% of pregnancies are ectopic, and these numbers are increasing. Knowing what causes it can help to bring those numbers down.
  • Kali & Ixchel—Tara Dorabji and Maria Iorillo
    A natural twin birth, described in a narrative between mother and midwife.
  • Positive Birth StoriesSheri Menelli
    We can change birth by telling positive, rather than negative, birth stories. We need to counter those negative stories that predominate in the US culture of birth.
  • A Midwife’s TouchElaine Stillerman
    A hands-on approach to helping women during pregnancy, labor and postpartum, this article will help you improve your doula or midwifery practice and help moms.
  • Interview with Brian Loveless, DOLori Luyten
    Even some doctors are tiring of the medical model for normal risk childbirth. This interview with an osteopathic physician explains why he and his wife chose homebirth for their second child.
  • Finding Better Solutions to End Bullying: What an Organization Can DoMarinah Valenzuela Farrell
    The final in a series on bullying within the midwifery profession discusses who organizations can do, as well as legislative solutions.
  • Daniel: A Breastfeeding Challenge OvercomeJoni Nichols
    Sometimes midwives must unexpectedly become lactation consultants. Learn how the author successfully dealt with this challenge to get ensure that a baby got the nutrition he needed. You will find this article an invaluable reference if faced with a similar problem.
  • The Bridge of Life: Options for PlacentasKelly Graff
    A short overview of uses for the placenta.
  • A Common Union—Shiela vanDerveer
    Life and death are but two ends of a spectrum. This beautiful story illustrates how the two are intertwined.
  • The Business of Midwifery: Practice Design II—Linda Lieberman
    This final article in our series on the business of midwifery addresses the issue of planning for transport.

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