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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.
Midwifery
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.
Normalizing Abnormal
Today, I was dismayed to see yet another “autonomous” birth video shared and reshared, glorifying undisturbed birth of a baby that is clearly struggling to breathe.
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
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….
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….
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.
