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fromwww.npr.org
11 months ago
Women

Why midwives are worried

Midwives play a vital role in reducing maternal mortality in Chad, especially for refugees from Sudan.
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Healthcare
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Midwife struck off for secretly inhaling gas and air while working at London hospitals

A London midwife was struck off for inhaling Entonox on duty, undermining public trust and judged unfit to remain on the medical register.
Public health
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Neighboring hospitals have drastically different C-section rates. Financial pressures help explain why.

Hiring a nurse-midwife at Princeton Baptist sharply reduced low-risk C-section rates, enabling far more vaginal births despite institutional resistance and financial incentives for C-sections.
Education
fromItsnicethat
4 months ago

Midwife, Wha?! is the heartwarming picture book that's letting kids in on life's early beginnings

A children's picture book, Midwife, Wha?!, presents a colourful, inclusive introduction to midwifery and homebirth through a designer–midwife collaboration filling a publishing gap.
Medicine
fromScary Mommy
5 months ago

The Rise Of "Orgasmic Birth": The Science Behind Pairing Labor Pain With Pleasure

Some women intentionally pursue orgasmic births, reclaiming childbirth as a pleasurable, embodied experience supported by midwives, doulas, and progressive clinicians.
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 months ago

Why more LGBTQ+ parents are choosing midwives. Even in hospital births. - LGBTQ Nation

For decades, midwives have been stereotyped as fringe birth workers - delivering babies only in candlelit living rooms or rural cabins, far away from modern medicine. (The history behind this is worthy of its own blog post, but that's for another time!) Today, midwives are everywhere: in hospitals, alongside obstetricians, in birth centers, and in homes. And for a growing number of LGBTQ+ families, midwifery care is becoming a new standard for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support.
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Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Michel Odent obituary

Michel Odent championed respecting childbirth's natural physiology, promoting birthing pools, upright positions, and undisturbed mother–baby bonding while challenging medicalised labour practices.
fromIndependent
7 months ago

Why I'm trying hypnobirthing to make my second labour a more positive experience

As writer Emily Elphinstone considers options for the birth of her second baby, she chats to midwives and a new mum about the benefits of having the technique in your labour 'toolkit'.
Parenting
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Health
fromsilive
8 months ago

Staten Island mom launches birth education company after personal journey

Educating and empowering women about childbirth choices can transform their birthing experience and well-being.
Healthcare
fromTruthout
9 months ago

States That Have Banned Abortion Are Now Criminalizing Midwives

Texas midwife Maria's arrest highlights historical biases against midwives and raises concerns about community health provider protections after Roe's repeal.
Healthcare
fromDaily Mom magazine
10 months ago

What Does A Midwife Do: Role Of A Midwife Explained

Midwifery care offers personalized support during pregnancy and childbirth, with options for both hospital and homebirth environments.
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