The Littlest Midwife
Sudy Storm shares another engaging true story of volunteering in Sierra Leone, this time accompanied by her wise-beyond-her-years granddaughter, Kassy. Read more…. The Littlest Midwife
Issue 90
Issue 90, Summer 2009
Theme: Healing From Sexual Abuse and Trauma
Michele Anderson of Pinkle Toes Photography is a lifestyle photographer in Austin, Texas, where she provides bold and original portraits for families: maternity, birth, newborn, children and seniors. View her galleries and latest works at www.pinkletoes.com.
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The Cut
Female genital mutilation continues to be a reality and a rite of passage for girls in Kenya, despite the laws now prohibiting it. The author tells about her personal observations of this damaging and traumatic practice. Read more…. The Cut
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A Special Homebirth in India
Despite a series of misadventures, the woman featured in this story has a nice birth.
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Learning to Be a Midwife
Contributing Editor Judy Slome Cohain writes about her experiences training to be a midwife.
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Memorandum and Advice from an Abuse Survivor
A first-person account of the effects of abuse prior to and during pregnancy.
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El parto como sanidad
The author tells us why she is involved in good birth, and how it can be healing for women with a history of abuse. Read more…. El parto como sanidad
The Care and Keeping of Placentas
Learn about the amazing placenta and its many uses.
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Fathers Who Were Abused
Jan discusses how midwives can help with a problem that is rarely discussed: the impact of becoming a father on men who were abused. Read more…. Fathers Who Were Abused
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Survivor Moms: Multiple Trauma Exposures and the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
One of the authors of the new Motherbaby Press Book, Survivor Moms: Women’s Narratives of Birthing, Mothering and Healing after Sexual Abuse, provides a snapshot of types of trauma exposures reported by first-time mothers in the Midwest and how they relate to risk of PTSD.
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In My Opinion: Birth as a Vehicle for Healing
The author argues that midwives don’t have to be expert therapists to help women who have been sexually traumatized; she can guide the woman through using birth as the healer.
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Midwifery Is Not a Luxury
Sharing her own experience, the author makes the case that every mom should have the right to have a midwife for her birth. Read more…. Midwifery Is Not a Luxury
Arnica and Aconite
Contributor and homeopath Piper Martin discusses the two most common homeopathic remedies for traumatic birth.
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