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Tell birth stories, ask questions, start discussions. Talk about what it is like to be a midwife. Introduce yourself here.

Midwifery Today Do we have choice in childbirth? When is a choice not really a choice? How do obstetricians and midwives control women's choices by the way they explain things? How can we help to preserve choice and make sure women are properly informed? Order Midwifery Today 86 to read articles discussing these issues. - Donna Z.
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Here's an article from Midwifery Today Issue 73, Spring 2005.
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- Donna Z
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The term protocols is confusing sometimes because it is used differently from location to location, state to state. In general, protocols have to be very carefully written, or midwives damage themselves legally.

Midwifery Today I just put up Jan Tritten's latest blog post - Donna Z
Source: community.midwiferytoday.com
Midwives are called upon to help each of their clients have the best birth possible. As many as one in three or four women have suffered sexual abuse or rape. The effects of such abuse often play out in the childbearing year, as well as in other aspects of a person’s life. ...

Midwifery Today Reposting for Margie Franzen: " I will be in Amsterdam from Dec. 3-13 and would like to gather information on the growing role and professional niche of the birth doula there. If anyone is interested, please email me at: margie.franzen@gmail.com. Bedankt!" - DZ

Midwifery Today A reminder: The next issue of our free email newsletter goes out tonight, so be sure to subscribe! The topic of this issue is Shoulder Dystocia. - Donna Z
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Margie Franzen I will be in Amsterdam from Dec. 3-13 and would like to gather information on the growing role and professional niche of the birth doula there. If anyone is interested, please email me at: margie.franzen@gmail.com. Bedankt!

Midwifery Today Here's the follow-up on an earlier news story. - donna z
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More than 3,000 watch Minn. woman give birth live on the Internet.

Midwifery Today This article is from Midwifery Today Issue 80, Winter 2006. - dz
Healing the Trauma: Entering Motherhood with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - by Jennifer Jami
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When seeking help, you may be told that you are experiencing the baby blues or PPD, either of which may be present with PTSD. However, along with the typical weepiness, anxiety and depression of PPD, key ...

Charlotte Fielder
You
can now buy 'Shared Experiences' online from REACH and it can be posted
anywhere in the world, so please order your copy from www.reach.org.uk
and learn about parents experiences of having and parenting children
with upper limb deficiencies from scan to birth and beyond. THIS BOOK
IS A MUST for midwives everywhere. If you order NOW it might be with
you for Christmas! Thank you. Charlotte x
Source: www.reach.org.uk
Each year, babies are born in the UK missing part of one or both arms and hands. Added to these are a small number of children who lose limbs or parts of limbs due to traumatic incidents or necessary surgery. ...

Midwifery Today A question from a fan: "Is it possible to talk to a midwife before you get pregnant, about when you plan to get pregnant and see if she can be available for your needs? And also, if that's possible, does anyone know of any good midwives in the Edmonton, Alberta area?"

Rosanna I have a question: Is it possible to talk to a midwife before you get pregnant, about when you plan to get pregnant and see if she can be available for your needs? And also, if that's possible, does anyone know of any good midwives in the Edmonton, Alberta area?

Midwifery Today Something else to share. Donna Z
Source: arubanbreastfeedingmamas.blogspot.com
It seems that lately, (well not really lately, but more than usual) I've been hearing so many concerns being voiced about a baby or toddler that is worn in a sling or held in the arms of a caregiver and spoiling them because of this. ...

Midwifery Today The new With Women Appointment book is now available to order. Sorry there's no picture here - Facebook won't pick up graphics (or product description) from our online store. :-( The price on this item includes shipping and handling. - Donna Z
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This editorial by Jan Tritten originally appeared in
Midwifery Today, Issue 63. - DZ
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You don't control, coach or manage a physiological process. What really is the midwifery model of care? Is it what midwives really practice?
















