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| | Midwifery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In the 18th century, a division between surgeons and midwives arose as medical men began to assert that their modern scientific processes were better for mothers and infants than the folk-medical midwives. | | | Many midwives are opposed to the so-called 'medicalisation' of childbirth, preferring a more normal and natural option, to ensure a more satisfactory outcome for mother and baby. | | | Most midwives work within the National Health Service providing both hospital and community care, but a significant proportion work independently, providing total care for their clients within a community setting. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwife
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| | The Homebirth Choice - by Jill Cohen and Marti Dorsey |
| | The midwife may be intimately involved right from the beginning of labor or may be there in more of a peripheral sense. | | | Labor and childbirth are a natural process, and unless distress to the mother or baby is indicated, this process is not interfered with through drugs, medical equipment or cesarean intervention. | | | The midwife is trained to recognize the early stages of complications and to take necessary action. |
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http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/homebirthchoice.asp
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| | midwife assistant - Midwifery |
| | midwife assistant - All midwives are independent practitioners in their own right, but most are employed by the NHS and work closely with either a general practice or a hospital. | | | midwife prenatal care - Pampers.com information on birth themes - caesarean, midwife, postpartum, midwife prenatal care Birth, or childbirth, is the process of bringing forth a child from the uterus.... | | | midwifery physician - Pampers.com information on birth themes - caesarean, midwife, postpartum, midwifery physician Birth, or childbirth, is the process of bringing forth a child from the uterus. |
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http://births.pregnancy-pampers.co.uk/midwifery
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| | The following article is from a special issue of Helios entitled "Rescuing Creusa: New Methodological Approaches to ... |
| | Without a system of prenatal care, the midwife would have to rely on the mother's determination of her health and length of pregnancy; such determinations were, no doubt, often in error. | | | The midwife was also to take care that the umbilical cord was not distended and to remove gently the placenta immediately after the birth of the baby. | | | She had the constant company of some of her female relatives and the midwife to encourage her and to divert her mind from the pains of labor. |
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http://www.indiana.edu/~ancmed/midwife.HTM
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| | Nurse Midwife |
| | A nurse midwife wants to offer support, an experienced eye to pick up on anything out of the ordinary, a shoulder to lean on, knowledge that will assist you to make good decisions and give birth effectively and beautifully, and a friendly ear to listen as you share your feelings and wishes. | | | The midwife must be a healer as well as a facilitator. | | | There will be times when a nurse midwife will suggest you see a physician or seek hospital care. |
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http://www.houstonnaturalbirth.com/nurse-midwife/nursemidwife.shtml
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| | State by State Midwife Directory |
| | Christina Holmes, LM, CPM, is a Mother, Midwife, Doula, Childbirth Educator, and Massage Therapist. | | | She graduated from the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy in 1995 and began her work as a doula in 1997. | | | The decision to have a home or water birth, to select a physician or a midwife, to have your baby at home or in a hospital setting, is still a private decision made between client and/or doctor or midwife. |
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http://www.123gold.com/midwife
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| | Midwife Education |
| | This sixteen week clinical course is a continuation of clinical practice under the supervision of a midwife preceptor. | | | This sixteen week clinical course provides the student with an extended period of clinical experience, primarily within a midwifery practice under the supervision of a midwife preceptor. | | | In this final term of clinical practice, the emphasis will be on clinical judgement and decision making skills. |
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http://www.midwives.on.ca/education.html
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| | Midwife, Midwives & Midwifery |
| | The educational route of a midwife does not define her, except to help her maintain a standard of training that qualifies her as midwife within her chosen sphere. | | | A classic example: I am a licensed, direct entry midwife with an Associates of Science degree in Midwifery, trained in the apprentice and academic models, with clinical experience at home and hospital and prefer to call myself a home based midwife. | | | The site of a midwifes practice also does not define her, except within the protocols of the site itself. |
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http://members.aol.com/Midgewife/byanyothername.html
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| | Midwife Alliance |
| | Due to the relationship, which often develops between clients and midwives, clients may reveal to the midwife details of past sexual abuse by previous health care providers. | | | All client concerns are ultimately dealt with by the practice at large and we endeavor to meet the needs of clients as best as we are able. | | | In instances where all is well with the baby, the midwife remains as the baby's care provider. |
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http://muchmoreinfo.homestead.com
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| | Midwifery Schools Q&A |
| | The accreditation process includes a thorough review of all school files such as educational materials related to the curricula, student files (to check for completeness of prerequisites and coursework), and faculty files (ensuring instructors' experience is adequate for their particular subject matter). | | | Students who attend an accredited school can be assured that their learning institution has met the standards of the accrediting organization and shows the promise of growth, solvency, and vitality for the long term. | | | These differences range from the philosophical (working inside or outside of the medical model) to the pragmatic (making a living in a chosen community). |
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http://www.naturalhealers.com/qa/midwifery.html
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| | Homestead Natural Birth - Midwife, Doula and Childbirth Education in Oregon. Flowers and gifts. Midwives. |
| | While we hear of the case of a California midwife, which presents unresolved questions due to the death of a newborn infant "after the mother was injected with a labor-inducing drug" -- other questions loom great. | | | By this, we have a clear testimony from an ancestral midwife about the benefits of reducing stress and fear - supporting our current instincts as well as the "discoveries" of modern research. | | | It is possible for medical professionals to learn about the benefits of natural comfort measures used with the midwifery model of care. |
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http://www.thebirth.org
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| | Choosing a certified nurse-midwife |
| | Even if your midwife does need to call in a doctor to help with or handle your care, she'll probably continue to be involved and provide support and care throughout the birth and postpartum. | | | At your first visit to a midwife, she'll take a comprehensive medical history, answer any questions you have, perform a physical exam, and have laboratory screenings done. | | | Generally, I wanted a woman-centered approach that saw birth as a natural process and assumed everything would go fine, as opposed to a medical procedure that anticipates problems. |
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http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/322.html
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| | Midwife's Dream |
| | Midwife's Dream, a site to explore the many possibilties for midwifery, women's health, birthing, parenting, health care advocacy and all around living. | | | This site is dedicated to all of the women who have dreamed midwife's dreams. | | | The Midwife or the Knife: questions about surgical birth |
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http://members.aol.com/Midgewife/midwifesdream.html
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| | Choosing a Midwife |
| | Usually a midwife will continue to check in on her client and her family for up to six weeks, although some are available for a much longer period. | | | A physicians assistant is a health care professional licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. | | | They are also available to check on the mothers and babys health, facilitate the fathers participation in caring for and bonding with the baby, and help with family adjustment. |
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http://www.womenshealth.org/a/midwives_info.htm
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| | Midwife information: Lay Vs. Certified Nurse |
| | Either option of midwife has its pros and cons and which you choose really depends on the birth experience you are seeking. | | | Herbal remedies are more likely to be used to treat pregnancy-acquired conditions with a lay midwife. | | | If a nurse-midwife shares her practice it may more resemble a physician practice in that you will get whoever is on call when you are in labor. |
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http://vtvt.essortment.com/practisingmidwi_rask.htm
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| | Salon.com Health Cytotec: Dangerous experiment or panacea? |
| | Before consenting to the induction, Holly's midwife says, she asked one of the obstetricians in her group practice if Holly would be a good candidate to try a new induction drug. | | | My research, and my gut sense, based on years of experience as a midwife, indicate that there are significant risks associated with Cytotec, certainly higher risks than those associated with other forms of induction like Pitocin. | | | Two cases of fatal AFE are associated in the medical literature with the use of Cytotec; a midwife told me about a third. |
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http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/07/11/cytotec/print.html
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| | Midwife education |
| | A lay midwife has a more natural approach and less medical interventions are brought to birth. | | | First consideration if you want to become a midwife is what kind of midwife you would like to be. | | | A CNM can practice the same way but with more medical options. |
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http://il.essortment.com/midwifeeducatio_rapz.htm
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| | Finding a Midwife |
| | A good midwife does this by offering education, counseling and support before, during and after the baby is born, by not interfering unnecessarily with the birth process, and by getting appropriate medical attention for mother or baby if it should be needed. | | | Therefore, if you are looking for a midwife, ask questions to find out if an available midwife (or other caregiver) will be able to meet your needs and provide the kind of care you seek. | | | The hallmark of the Midwives Model of Care is respect - for the mother and baby, for the family, for the birth process itself. |
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http://www.cfmidwifery.org/find
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| | What is a midwife? |
| | The midwife does not have to call in a doctor unless there is a potential or actual problem which requires medical assistance. | | | By education and experience the midwife is able to recognise possible problems, and so is the best person to care for a pregnant or labouring woman. | | | Practising midwives are able to take sole responsibility for the care of mainly healthy women and babies, whereas most nurses care for sick people, usually under the direction of doctors. |
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http://www.radmid.demon.co.uk/whatis.htm
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| | Midwife |
| | During the first week after delivery, the midwife has the medical responsibility for mother and child. | | | Because your health and that of your baby are important, you will visit your midwife regularly during your pregnancy. | | | Or you can ask your general practitioner for the address of a midwife in your area. |
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http://www.xs4all.nl/~iyoyod/Midwife.htm
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| | What is a Midwife? - WomensHealthChannel |
| | Describe your approach to midwifery, including, the role of the patient, expectations, and collaboration with physicians. | | | Your family physician or OB/GYN can refer you to a midwife in your area. | | | Midwives provide health care education and emotional and social support. |
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http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/midwife.shtml
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| | Pregnancy and Parenting Search Engine: Search Results |
| | Shanley's birth experiences, combined with subsequent research, have confirmed her belief that with the proper mindset, delivering one's own baby is the safest, most fulfilling way to give birth. | | | - carol advises on your midwife and her role in your care her skills and covers other related health professionals and their roles | | | - Laura and her husband delivered their first child without the aid of a doctor or midwife. |
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http://www.thelaboroflove.com/websearch/search.cgi?query=midwife&type=keyword
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| | BabiesDirect: pregnancy , pregnancies , babies , baby information , trimesters , prenatal - Pregnancy - Midwife - USA ... |
| | Many midwives do not seek hospital privileges, but others want to be able to transition their clients into the hospital should the need arise, and be able to continue care within the hospital. | | | In some situations, midwives contact whatever back-up is available, using the hospital's on-call physician should transfer be necessary. | | | I observed many different types of births and began develop a personal philosophy about birthing. |
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http://kidsdirect.net/BD/pregnancy/midwife-faq.htm
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| | Amazon.com: Books: The Midwife's Apprentice (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) |
| | The heroine is ignorant at the beginning and, quite realistically, does not suddenly end the book with a head full of knowledge and wisdom in everything she does. | | | The struggle for Alyce to make her way in a time where a woman did no such thing is a primary theme. | | | Failing to deliver another child, she must rely on her mentor once again, crushing her burgeoning ego. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/006440630X?v=glance
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| | midwivesonline - For Midwives, For New Parents, For Products |
| | Being a midwife is about being with, supporting and caring for women, their partners and families from the early stages of pregnancy, through labour and delivery and into the first phase of post-natal care. | | | Though they work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, liasing with other healthcare professionals, they enjoy a high level of responsibility and independence. | | | Being a midwife is about more than just delivering babies. |
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http://www.midwivesonline.com/whatisamidwife.htm
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| | Alternative Birthing Care Services Home |
| | Midwives are socially responsible well trained people who run their midwife practices in a way that provides a service to the community and educates woman and families in a way that benifits all the family. | | | Have your baby at home with your family and a midwife | | | A homebirth service for women and families who prefer to have their babies in the comfort of their own home. |
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http://grannymidwife.com
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| | Main Index for gentlebirth.org |
| | Perspectives on Normal Childbirth - An article I wrote for the ICAN journal about my internship in an El Paso, Texas, birth center. | | | British Medical Journal study shows that homebirth is as safe | | | Lately, I've been focusing more on including links to relevant sites. |
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http://www.gentlebirth.org
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| | Midwife Listings |
| | Before you engage your birth assistant, please reassure yourself that this is the right birth assistant for you. | | | We'd like to request that Midwives periodically update us on the efficacy of our listings. | | | The Midwife and Doula listing pages are intended to be a service to the birth assistance community and mothers-to-be seeking a birth assistant. |
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http://www.goddessmoon.org/PregnancyChildbirth/Childbirth/midwife/midwife.html
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| | Soren Kierkegaard [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
| | As Kierkegaard argues in On the Concept of Irony, irony is a midwife at the birth of individual subjectivity. | | | It is a distancing device, which folds immediate experience back on itself to create a space of self-reflection. |
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http://www.iep.utm.edu/k/kierkega.htm
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| | The Austin Chronicle: Politics: Our Midwife |
| | She gently felt Lorin's belly and deduced within a few minutes that the baby's head was pointing down at a bit of an angle and the pain Lorin was feeling in her back was probably due to the baby's shoulder, which was resting against Lorin's spine. | | | Our lay midwife had the time (and the desire) to ask us if we were ready mentally and physically to have a baby at home. | | | There is virtually no observable difference in the procedure: All weigh, measure the belly, listen for the fetal heartbeat and ask patients about discomfort or pain. |
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http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2003-11-14/pols_feature7.html
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| | CHRISTIAN MIDWIFE ONLINE |
| | I went out searching for a midwife and found a chiropractor doctor who delivered babies in his clinic or at the client's home. | | | The midwife that I related the best with was of course the midwife which had the same belief system. | | | Each midwife had their own special gift and I grew from each birthing experience. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/az/Christianmidwife
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| | New Zealand Midwives Find a Midwife in New Zealand - New Zealand College of Midwives |
| | Choose a KYM midwife as your LMC to care for you and your family during this life changing experience. | | | Ideally women meet their midwife’s professional partner during their pregnancy in case they are required at some stage. | | | Our midwives work in pairs to ensure they get regular time off so that you get a fit healthy midwife looking after you at this important time in your life. |
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http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/search/serviceID/95
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| | Occupation page |
| | As a midwife, you monitor mother and baby during labour and delivery and guide the birthing process. | | | A Bachelors degree of Health Science in Midwifery is expected to become the Canadian standard for Midwifery training. | | | In the event of abnormal conditions, you consult or refer to other healthcare professionals. |
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http://www.careerccc.org/careerdirections/eng/e_oc_dwn.asp?ID=101
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| | midwife's muse: My home page |
| | We are solely responsible for our actions and therefore should practise our 'craft' in the way that we feel best. | | | Most people don't realise that a midwife is, or should be, an autonomous practitioner. | | | When she feels that now is a good time for a bath there is no problem about asking permission, in a birth centre her midwife is only concentrating on her, at home it's her house so whose to stop her? |
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http://www.20six.co.uk/midwifemuse
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| | Pregnancy.org > Experts > Midwife |
| | Now is your opportunity to ask our midwife all your health concerns and worries, questions about your pregnancy, nutrition or whatever is on your mind that's related. | | | We'll post links to questions and answers on this page so you can see what she's been asked already. | | | Cynthia Bullock Flynn is a Certified Nurse-Midwife at Columbia Women's Clinic and Birth Center in Kennewick, Washington. |
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http://www.pregnancy.org/askthemidwife.php
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| | The Midwife Center Welcome to The Midwife Center |
| | Our goal is to provide safe and satisfying care that is personalized to meet the need of the woman and her family. | | | If you feel that you may have a medical emergency call the office at 412-321-6880 or 911 immediately. | | | The Midwife Center for Birth & Women's Health is southwestern Pennsylvania's only licensed and accredited freestanding birth center offering well woman gynecological care, prenatal care and childbirth in a warm and supportive birth center. |
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http://www.midwifecenter.org
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| | MidwifeInfo |
| | A great place for expectant parents to start learning about who midwives are, why you might want to have a midwife care for you and your baby. | | | Learn about the various ways to become a midwife. | | | Find accredited educational programs for CNMs and CMs, and for CPMs. |
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| | Womancare Midwives |
| | Womancare Midwives philosophy of care is based on respect for the birth process and women's ability to give birth. | | | A Midwife is a trained professional who provides complete and comprehensive care and support during pregnancy, labour, birth and a six week postpartum period to low risk women and their newborns. | | | The midwife consults with, and refers to, specialists when necessary and is skilled in careful monitoring to detect abnormalities in pregnancy and birth. |
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| | Ask Your Midwife: Elizabeth Stein, Certified Nurse Midwife |
| | Elizabeth works closely with her patients to educate, encourage, and empower them to make choices that enhance their pregnancy experience and strengthen their family. | | | She combines modern medical knowledge and technology with the caring inherent in midwifery. | | | Elizabeth is the only midwife with privileges there. |
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| | Birthjourney.com > home page |
| | The Health Department of Western Australian recognises the right of women to choose a community based midwife as their primary caregiver, and to have a home birth. | | | The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that "midwives are the most appropriate primary health care providers to be assigned to the care of normal birth.(1) | | | I practise in the southern metropolitan area of Perth and the Peel Region.I offer holistic, woman centred care during pregnancy, birth and postnatally, including expert support to facilitate successful breastfeeding |
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http://www.birthjourney.com
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| | Martha Ballard and a "Man-Midwife" |
| | A controversy raged in Britain and America about these new man-midwives while Martha Ballard practiced midwifery in Maine. | | | The 1793 Man-Mid-Wife cartoon that you see above depicts one view of the controversy in the form of a "Monster," a half-male, half-female midwife. | | | Learn what contemporary authors said about the man-midwife controversy, pro and con. |
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| | The Pocket Midwife by Susan Fekety, Certified Nurse Midwife |
| | She has been a practicing nurse-midwife for almost 20 years, attending some 1500 | | | Key to her practice is her belief that thoughts create reality. | | | Susan has an undergraduate degree in political science from Yale where she also earned her Master's degree in Nursing and Nurse-Midwifery. |
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| | Gently Borne Midwifery, Unassisted Birth, Mothers Milk Soap, Traditional Midwifery, Casey Makela |
| | I am a traditional midwife and independent practitioner. | | | I have been advocating/practicing midwifery as a traditional community midwife for over 20 years. | | | In the 1980's I settled here in northeastern Michigan and started Gently Borne Midwifery which included a homebirth practice and the founding for what would later become Michigan's first educational program for Traditional Midwives - Michigan School of Traditional Midwifery. |
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| | Infobank Judengasse |
| | There was always a midwife in the Judengasse, and many are mentioned by name through the centuries. | | | A gravestone dating from 1384 refers to Guta, the "worthy midwife", and in 1431 there is a reference to a midwife who was the wife of Natan. | | | If she was becoming very old, however, a young assistant was provided to help her. |
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| | History of Midwifery in the US |
| | Mary Breckinridge was so committed to the concept of nurse-midwifery that she herself attended nurses' "training" and was then educated as a midwife in Britain. | | | In November of 1995, the Public Citizen's Health Research Group reported that women cared for by nurse-midwives (who were of low risk as well as some moderate and high risk status based on practice site) were half as likely to have a Cesarean section for birth. | | | Midwives filled a clear, important role in the colonies, one that Laurel Thatcher Ulrich explored in her Pulitzer Prize winning book: A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard Based on Her Diary 1785-1812. |
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http://www3.utsouthwestern.edu/midwifery/mdwfhsus.html
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| | The North American Registry of Midwives |
| | A Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) is an independent practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the Midwives Model of Care. | | | After that date, all applicants must sit the current NARM written exam (unless they are applying as a state-licensed midwife). | | | Candidates who passed the NARM written exam in 1995 may apply for NARM certification through the Special Circumstances category until Dec. 31, 2005 without having to take a more recent exam. |
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