Issue 99
Autumn 2011
Theme: The Role of Story in Birth
A good birth story has the power to inspire, educate and entertain. Yet, the role story plays in birth goes well beyond the telling of our personal tales. Stories and storytelling “are fundamental to the development and maintenance of a woman-centered body of knowledge.” This issue takes you inside the experiences of birthing mothers and dancing midwives, considers the impact of the negative birth story and offers tips for starting your own birth story circle. Clinical articles on intrauterine infections and shoulder dystocia, and a special series on midwifing stillbirths are also included.
Michele Anderson, of Pinkle Toes Photography, creates images that are spontaneous, fresh and full of life. She loves watching how moms, dads, newborns and children interact in their families, and uses beautiful light, bold colors and deep contrasts to highlight those incredible moments. Her portfolio and recent works can be found at pinkletoesblogstalker.com.
Print issue out of stock.
Columns
- Poetry
- From the Editor
- Networking
- Tricks of the Trade
- Marion’s Message
- Media Reviews
- News
- Classified Advertising
- Calendar
- Photo Album
International Midwife - Cards & Letters
Features
- Welcoming Sophie—Sister MorningStar
- Sharing Stories: Reclaiming Birth Knowledge—Rachel Reed
- Thank You, Elvis—Wendy Freeze
- Daughter of a Midwife—Treska Lydia Stein
- It Matters How We’re Born—Gail Hart
- Why the Negative Birth Story?—Rina Crane
- When the Womb Is No Longer Safe: Chorioamnionitis—Valerie Hall
- Postmaturity: Accelerate Birth or Wait?—Samara Ferrara
- Precipitous Twin Homebirth—Veronica Lacquement
- United We Stand, Divided We Fall—The Impact of Gossip on the Midwifery Community—Erica Obert
- Accepting Love without Perfection: The Roles of Grandmothers and Postpartum Doulas—Vicky York
- The Value of Sharing Story—Molly Remer
- Birthtellers: Healing Birth through Conscious Storytelling—Kara Maria Ananda
- Dancing Stories—Robin Gray-Reed
- Shoulder Dystocia—The Perils and Possibilities—Sister MorningStar
- Beautiful Beginnings—Short Birth Stories from Midwifery Today Readers
- Stillbirth Series—Tara Shah, Tammi McKinley, Bonnie Gruenberg, and Liz Collins
- The Tragic Ending of a Healthy Pregnancy—Tarah Shah
- Amaya—Liz Collins
- On Photographing a Stillbirth—Bonnie Urquhart Gruenberg
- Stillbirth—A Journey in Birth—Tammi L. McKinley
- Hirsch’s Silent Birth—Tammi L. McKinley
- Midwives and Story: Passing on the Wisdom—Candace Whitridge Palmo
- How Storytelling Affects Labor—Tony Rakestraw
International Midwife
- From the Roddom to the Black Sea: My Experiences in Russia—Miriam Medicine Prayer
- Birth and the Establishment of a Professional Organization in Nepal—Laxmi Tamang
- Childbirth in Eldoret, Kenya—Mary McRae and Sarah McRae
- Did the Earth Move for You? Lessons from the Christchurch Earthquake—Lorna Davies
- Female Empowerment and the Traditional Midwives of India—Soma Mukhopadhyay
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