Either you like pushing, or you don’t. Not too many women who feel so-so on this topic. Personally, I hated it. Three kids, and each one I would have coped with contractions for another calendar day before I would have willingly pushed. So when I have a mother who is a fierce non-pusher, I get [...]
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Midwifery Care: What’s in it for Women?
The debut video from I am a Midwife, the new free online video series from Midwives Alliance of North America all about midwives and what they do! In Midwifery Care: What’s in it for Women? eight different “real life” midwives describe the safe, supportive and satisfying care that midwives in all settings–home, hospital and birth [...]
I am a Midwife: new film series from the Midwives Alliance of North America
The Midwives Alliance of North America is developing a new public education campaign, I am a Midwife, produced by filmmaker Nicolle Littrell of Woman in the Moon Films, MANA’s president and interim executive director Geradine Simkins, CNM, DEM, MSN and Tamara Taitt, DEM. The online film series is launching on the International Day of the Midwife, [...]
Mother’s Day Gifts that Make the World a Better Place from the IRC
Thank you to the International Rescue Committee for sharing information about this year’s Mother’s Day gift options. Review the info below for some wonderful ways to show the moms in your life how meaningful they, and all mothers, are. This Mother’s Day, family and friends can delight the moms in their lives with a gift that gets to the [...]
Oxford Study Says Homebirth and Midwifery Care Safe and Cheaper Option
The Guardian reported today that, according to an Oxford University study, homebirth may be a safe and cheaper option for women in England. The study examined 64,000 births in England between 2008 and 2010 and determined that encouraging low risk moms to deliver at home or in a midwifery center could save the NHS money [...]
Passage Into Motherhood: Sitting With Women During Labor
“Being pregnant and giving birth are like crossing a narrow bridge. People can accompany you to the bridge. They can greet you on the other side, but you must walk that bridge alone.” ~African Proverb~ * * * * The word midwife literally means, “With woman” and that is what I am. I spend [...]
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Dear Bonnie Fuller; response to ‘TIME Breastfeeding Mom Is Nuts Like Other Extreme ‘Attachment Parenters’!’ posted 11th May 2012. Part One
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Opening Up To Letting Go
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TIME’s take on toddler nursing: A madonna, her child…and a chair?
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Surviving a Long Car Ride with a Baby
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An Open Letter to TIME Magazine
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Midwives Know Birth Matters: Video #2 from I am a Midwife
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The Push is Powerful Stuff
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As a Mother: my Mother’s Day wish
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Video: a little Mother’s Day humor from MomsRising
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Nicolle Littrell: Why I Make Films About Birth and Midwives
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An Open Letter to TIME Magazine
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As a Mother: my Mother’s Day wish
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The Push is Powerful Stuff
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How’d the baby get into our bed? An accidental journey into Attachment Parenting
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Part Two: Babies, Toddlers and Planes. Oh my!
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TIME’s take on toddler nursing: A madonna, her child…and a chair?
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Making Moments Into Memories
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Chocolate Covered Coconut Macaroons
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Co-sleeping Best For Kids up to Three-Years-Old
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Listening to your OWN baby’s needs
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