Theme: Mothering
Throughout life, women find themselves in the role of Mother. With this issue’s theme of “Mothering,” our offerings are diverse. You will find tips on having a good pregnancy to making the best of a cesarean birth to mothers supporting mothers after birth. Our beloved Robin Lim even shares the challenges of mothering one’s own mother. As always, our pages are packed with interesting reading from many well-known authors in midwifery along with other new contributors who cover unique and timely subjects.
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Sage saves the woman with postpartum depression. Like her sisters rosemary and lavender, sage has a powerful effect on brain functioning and brain hormones. Sage tea is a traditional mood lifter, anxiety easer and depression thwarter. A few sips of cold sage tea as the need arises helps keep motherhood in perspective. Read more…. Sage Femme
Jennifer Mason—jennifermasonphotography.com
By likening the birth experience to a labyrinth, where each woman, with each birth, must make a new journey, one can begin to envision the depth of the voyage a woman makes during labor and birth. The deep twists and stark turns, the dark and the light, the opening and the closing.
Lacey Barratt—laceybarratt.com.au
Today, we have at our disposal a standardized and simple way to introduce a great variety of topics. We just need to explain why we are “at a turning point.”
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The current research-based recommendation for screening in the US is a Pap smear every three years, starting at age 21, then Pap and high-risk HPV DNA screening every five years, starting at age 30. Read more…. Cancer of the Cervix and the Midwife
The term postpartum depression (PPD) can be misleading. It is perhaps an over-simplified and poor description of the array of experiences that postpartum women can have. The experience of PPD is much broader and can encompass much more than feelings of depression. Read more…. Postpartum Mood Disorders
When we help a mother bring forth her baby onto this earth it will resound in the world forever. Read more…. Midwifery Is Standing on Holy Ground
Monet Moutrie—monetnicole.com
In many parts of the world, a quarter to half of all babies are born by cesarean. Too often women who birth by cesarean feel unprepared, frightened or left with a sense that they didn’t actually give birth. As a doula, educator and fellow parent, I help couples who might birth by cesarean ready themselves for the healthiest birth and recovery possible. Read more…. The Mindful Cesarean
