Issue 90

Midwifery Today Issue 90Issue 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

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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The Care and Keeping of Placentas

Learn about the amazing placenta and its many uses.

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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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Arnica and Aconite

Contributor and homeopath Piper Martin discusses the two most common homeopathic remedies for traumatic birth.

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