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Category Archives: Midwifery
Why Our Women are Afraid of Birth
Maybe if the television channels like Discovery health followed a dozen home births or even aired The Business of Being Born they could get a popular, and controversial other side to what they are constantly airing. Maybe it will boost their ratings even more, maybe not? But what it will do is give the other side of the whole issue. Let’s get Marsden Wagner to do a half hour special on Birth in The United States and see how many women run off to the midwives. Instead they air these disgustingly inaccurate “Freebirthing” shows. They find the one idiot who is going to make women who choose unassisted birth look like a bunch of uneducated yokels. Which is exactly what they did with their special on Unassisted birth. Continue reading
CDC Releases New Report Comparing U.S. and European Infant Mortality Rates
The CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a new report this morning which compares infant mortality rates in the U.S. and Europe. Authors of Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe explored … Continue reading
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The first Duggar grandchild is born at HOME.
Anna Duggar, famous for being the wife of Josh, son of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, had her first baby last night. While there were some cameras and video, like at many normal births, this baby was also welcomed lovingly … Continue reading
Reducing Infant Mortality
Please watch this video and then spread the word about how to reduce infant mortality. Click here to visit the website and get help with writing to your legislator, or sending them this video. Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawas … Continue reading
MAMA Campaign
Just a new tidbit for you to watch and help you with your activism: The Midwives and Mothers in Action (MAMA) Campaign is launched! The MAMA campaign is a collaborative effort by the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM), … Continue reading
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Midwives Organizing for Mothers (M.O.M.)
From Citizens for Midwifery (CfM): Midwives Organizing for Mothers (M.O.M.) is a new national campaign to raise awareness and secure a place for Certified Professional Midwives in our health care system. Spearheaded by the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives … Continue reading
International Day of the Midwife
May 5th is the?International?Day of the Midwife. ?I’d like to say something personal about midwifery and what it has meant to me. ?I don’t think that there are enough words to convey my?gratitude?to the midwives that have helped me birth … Continue reading
What does a homebirth midwife do?
When I had my first homebirth, I had no idea what to expect from the midwives, the birth – not even a prenatal. Seriously, all I knew was that it had to be different from hospital birth and for me, … Continue reading