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Have you dealt with a malpresentation? Can you tell us about it?
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This article focuses on compassionately dealing with women who are seen in the emergency department for a pregnancy loss.
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Poem by Lina
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Wisdom of the Midwives: Issue 127
Monet Moutrie—monetnicole.com
A humorous, sad, and interesting story about a variety of births.
Jennifer Hamilton—mamarazziphotographytx.com
About 5 to 10% of newborns are born with tongue-tie. The majority of newborns with tongue-tie have no problem breastfeeding or bottle-feeding and their mothers do not suffer nipple pain. Among women with unresolved nipple pain from breastfeeding, nipple pain was decreased significantly if the baby either had a frenotomy or a sham procedure. Frenotomy should be painless for the baby, cause at most two drops of blood loss, and the baby should not cry more than 10 seconds.
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The author shares the challenges of those in the military who may not have family around, and the organizations she helped create to serve them.
Read more…. The Military Birth Resource Network: Serving Those Who Serve
Elizabeth Davis shares more on the interconnection between birth, orgasm and the sexual nature of women.
This article provides some guidelines in being aware of and avoiding factors that can lead to postpartum mood disorders.
Mack writes about coming to terms with a less-than-perfect birth.
Serving as a postpartum doula does not always lead to a positive outcome. Kolb shares the challenges of being a doula when a stillbirth or other trauma occurs.
One in three women in the US has experience childhood sexual abuse. This article provides information key to supporting these women during all parts of the childbearing year. Read more…. Supporting Sexual Abuse Survivors in Childbirth
