What Is Pernicious Anemia and How Do You Diagnose And Treat It?
Pernicious anemia occurs when the body doesnt make enough intrinsic factor in the stomach to help convert and absorb Vitamin B12 in the intestines
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Preventing the Transmission of Neonatal Herpes: How Midwives Can Make A Difference
HSV symptoms range widely from none or very mild to severe, but these viral conditions are especially dangerous when they occur for the first time during pregnancy or in the immediate postpartum period.
Understanding the Prevalence of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) in Midwifery
Midwives are particularly at risk for C-PTSD because the nature of the job decreases our threshold and erodes our coping resources….
Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing Instruments for Midwives Part II
The various Sterliziation methods, the technique, advantage and disadvantage of each method. A note on boiling instruments. Click to read more…
Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing Instruments for Midwives Part I
Disinfection and sterilization of instruments is a crucial point in any midwifery practice. It is the procedure by which health care professionals ensure that all reusable medical devices do not harbor any biological matter before the next use….
ASKAugustine – Why Labor Stalls? (a conversation between a student midwife and an experienced midwife)
Why can labor stall? Or why can labor arrest? Let’s brainstorm some reasons…
Prophylaxis for Tongue Tie Suggestions:
Tongue tie has been strongly correlated with difficulty in the process of methylation which is a side effect of having a gene alteration…
How do you establish baseline and document the FHT range?
Baseline is the foundation of what you know to be that baby’s normal before there are any contractions and before there’s any hard labor.
Are we supposed to SOAP chart in labor?
Are we supposed to SOAP chart in labor?
Charting in labor has been an often misunderstood part of defensive documentation by midwives. On one side, the herstory of persecution has made many wary of documenting just what went on for fear of prosecution.
The Concept of Co-Regulation by Moriah Melin
I’m honored to have been asked by my cousin Augustine Colebrook to write a blog post. This is my first blog post ever, and I can feel excitement and nervousness in me belly. My name is Moriah Melin and I’m a home birth midwife. Saying it like that sounds like I’m an AA member…and I
