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…
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Midwives – You need to be drinking this adrenal cocktail everyday
If you are a community-based midwife in the United States, even if you are in counseling, you likely suffer from complex or singular PTSD or CPTSD.
After months or years of stress and trauma and constant need to over decrease adrenaline and cortisol, the adrenal glands become fatigued. This has been called adrenal fatigue….
The 7 Things To Do If You Get A Complaint On Your License
The thing about being on the front lines of any battle is that we take the first and the most shots. And as bad as these outcomes can be, it becomes infinitely worse if the midwife’s life is also at risk because their charting is not defensive.
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.
What is Midwifery?
Standing at the edge of the portal between the physical and the ethereal is not for the faint of heart. We midwives hold space for people in their most vulnerable moments.
Holiday Gift Giving Guide for Your Favorite Midwife or Birth Worker
This holiday season, don’t forget your favorite midwife, apprentice, or birth worker! Need ideas for the perfect gift? Look no further, check out the best gifts for this holiday season!
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
10 Amazing Gifts for Your Favorite Midwife or Apprentice
This holiday season don’t forget your favorite midwife. Wondering what would be an appropriate gift? Here are some suggestions. 1. Informed consent suite My team and I spent literally 10 months researching, editing, editing, editing, designing, and having our legal counsel review this suite of 14 informed consents. These vital shared decision-making tools give autonomy and sovereignty
What’s the ‘big real’ of what you’re doing?
Danielle LaPorte, a guru of mine shares this story: “Do you know the story about the two stone cutters? When asked what he’s doing, the first man replies, “I’m cutting this stone into bricks.” When the second laborer is asked what he’s doing, he replies, “I’m building a temple.” How much do we do in
