Issue 79

GBS in a Homebirth Setting

Group B streptococcus is a common bacterium that can adversely affect vaginally-delivered babies, if not detected and treated. This article covers the various protocols that midwives may use to deal with it.

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Probiotics: A Better Way to Treat Infections during Pregnancy

Using a real-life example and sharing a recipe for kefir, this midwife shares the facts on probiotics.

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Developing a Freelance Midwifery Consultancy Business

The author shares her experience with the transition from midwife to midwifery consultant in the UK.

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Wild Geese and a Heron

We live next to a marsh, which is surrounded by the Quinnipiac River, and the river rises and falls with the tides of the Long Island Sound. In October the grasses of the marsh paled from emerald to one hundred experiments in gold, and I spent most of my pregnant quiet time looking to the marsh, searching for signs. The fall migration brought three great blue herons to the threshold of our home, Hemingway Creek—a ribbon of silver water that separates us from and ties us to the marsh; it is where the domain of the birds begins. Morning and evening they were there, stalking, staring, watching. Years ago my husband, Adam, and I agreed that our first daughter would be named Heron. For the first time during my pregnancy, the great blues offered a silent suggestion that the person waiting patiently inside me was a girl-child.

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Voluntary Licensure

One woman’s opinion on mandatory licensing of midwives.

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“Let’s Fika First!” A Look at Swedish Midwifery from a Cultural Perspective

This article addresses the cultural aspects of midwifery in modern Sweden, as well as providing insight to midwives contemplating working there.

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Getting Back to Nature: Non-Medical Birth Options in Athens, Greece

This article provides a brief overview of the history of birth in Greece, as well as the current situation.

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Stories from Senegal

These three authors recount their experiences during a trip to Senegal to volunteer in the maternity clinic.

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Hope in Uganda

The Sally Stockley Maternity Project and its work in Uganda is the subject of this article. The author, a volunteer midwife, shares with us the conditions of life there and what we can do to help improve it.

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Business and Midwifery

Business is second nature to me; I really enjoy it. I have been making lemonade for 32 years now and have always known that if I wanted to be rich I could have franchised my successful lemonade stand, Family Homesteader. The calling of midwifery got in my way, though. Read more…. Business and Midwifery

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