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A GIFT for YOU & our Heartfelt Appreciation for Your Incredible LABOR OF LOVE!
We wanted to take a moment to express our deep admiration and gratitude for the incredible work you do.
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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….
A Tribute to North America’s Most Experienced Homebirth Midwife
Cynthia Caillagh was a traditional midwife who served communities in the Syracuse and Buffalo corridor in the 1970s and 80s
Batch Creating Social Media Posts to Save Time
We live in the era of Web 2.0 and are rapidly approaching Web 3.0. This tech-speak is overwhelming for a lot of midwives, but it is necessary to understand none-the-less, so we’re going to try to decipher what this is and why it matters for you. Gone are the days of ‘putting out your shingle’
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…
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.
