Issue 49

Misoprostol (Cytotec) for Labor Induction: A Cautionary Tale

The experimental use of misoprostol (Cytotec) to induce labor is putting an increasing number of pregnant women at risk without their knowledge or consent. Cytotec, a cheap prescription drug for ulcers, is not FDA approved for labor induction and has been linked to uterine rupture and fetal tachycardia. Read more…. Misoprostol (Cytotec) for Labor Induction: A Cautionary Tale

Straight From the Heart of Mothering

If you have chosen to parent without holding back, giving limitless love and attention to your baby, you will need to be brave. It is a decision you will necessarily make every day, many times a day. Read more…. Straight From the Heart of Mothering

Journal Abstracts – Compiled by Marion Toepke McLean

Abstracts of three papers from professional journals of interest to midwives. Topics: Prevention of premature birth; Moxibustion for Correction of Breech Presentation; Hormone changes make moms smarter. Read more…. Journal Abstracts – Compiled by Marion Toepke McLean

Bridging the Gap: Cracks & Chasms

Midwives are great bridge builders. There are so many gaps to bridge! Some are just shallow potholes, little bumps in pregnancy’s road—nausea, backache, heartburn, insomnia. We offer solace and suggest remedies, kindly ministrations to fill in and smooth out ruts in the prenatal path. Read more…. Bridging the Gap: Cracks & Chasms

Some Thoughts on Bridging the Gap Between Nurse- and Direct Entry Midwives

For the past few years I have listened with dismay to direct-entry midwives criticizing nurse-midwives as “medwives”… and to nurse-midwives talking about professional direct-entry midwives as if they don’t know very much, and working in some states to pass exclusionary laws. Read more…. Some Thoughts on Bridging the Gap Between Nurse- and Direct Entry Midwives

Daughters of Time

Direct entry to what? A path to where? What is it that we are entering, and where is it we are going? A midwife is, like everything else in this world, very much in the eye of the beholder. Read more…. Daughters of Time

Uterine Massage: A New Profession?

For centuries, the Maya of Central America have treated women’s reproductive ailments with a combination of uterine massage and realignment techniques, herbal preparations and prayer. Dr. Rosita Arvigo has begun to bring this technique to North America in the hopes that more women can benefit from these techniques. Read more…. Uterine Massage: A New Profession?

Build Bridges, Not Walls

I elected to spend some of my 1998 conference budget to attend the American College of Nurse Midwives’ (ACNM) annual meeting in San Francisco. One of the reasons I chose this particular conference is that I have become increasingly concerned about the divisions emerging among midwives in the United States. Read more…. Build Bridges, Not Walls

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