A Note to Fathers: It’s You She Wants
Article by Lois Wilson: What is the role of the father who is present at the birth of his child? Is he a labor coach, advocate or partner? Is he a fifth wheel? A nuisance? A liability? In the twelve...
View ArticleA Timely Birth
Article by Gail Hart: The timing of birth has major consequences for a baby. Too early or too late can mean the difference between life and death. Or so we have come to believe; and it’s undoubtedly...
View ArticleAnthropological Perspectives on Global Issues in Midwifery
Article by Robbie Davis-Floyd, PhD: A distressing cross-cultural trend is showing up in the growing body of anthropological literature about midwifery and birth in the developing world. From Tanzania...
View ArticleBirth Plan
Article by Janine DeBaise: Here is the plan for the birth of my child. I’ve taken words from the dreams of 200 women. I’m translating them for the hospital staff. 1. No blue hospital gown. No sterile...
View ArticleBirth Stories: The Instinct of Birth
Article by Candace Whitridge: When a woman is in labor, a little fight goes on in the woman’s brain. One part of here brain, the intellect, will tell her that she should do certain things. Perhaps...
View ArticleTechnology in Birth: First Do No Harm
Article by Marsden Wagner: Cesarean section can save the life of the mother or her baby. Cesarean section can also kill a mother or her baby. How can this be?
View ArticleSafer Birth in a Barn?
Article by Beth Barbeau: “She’s been in this box stall (when not out to pasture) for weeks, because she must be in a familiar environment to birth smoothly. There is her usual water and hay in the...
View ArticleMeet Some of Our Teachers and Writers
Meet some of Midwifery Today’s writers and conference teachers on our biography pages.
View ArticlePhotos and Archived Programs of Conferences Available
Conference: The archived programs of the Midwifery Today conferences are available online. You’ll also find photos, testimonials, poetry and letters on our following scrapbook pages.
View ArticleFemale Genital Mutilation: Legal, Cultural and Medical Issues by Rosemarie...
Review by Cheryl K. Smith: “While painful to read in parts, the book provides a comprehensive look at a practice that has affected between 110 and 140 million women around the world.”
View ArticlePaths to Becoming a Midwife: Getting an Education, edited by Jan Tritten and...
Review by Sunday Tortelli: “Composed of a compilation of articles, this book empowers the prospective midwife to find her own best educational path. This is not a ‘how t’ book, which may be...
View ArticleCytotec and the FDA
Article by Ina May Gaskin: “Throughout the 1990s, many studies about both drugs were published in the obstetrical literature. Leading obstetricians, particularly in the US, were clearly interested in...
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Honoring Placenta Wisdom
Article by Sister MorningStar: “I spent hours poring over my first placenta as an apprentice. I had watched farm and domestic mammals give birth but barely saw their placentas as the mother consumed...
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Motherbaby Placenta: State of Emergency
Article by Robin Lim: “To be honest, I am afraid that if I let slip one tear, I will drown. You see, I have been in and out and into the Philippine disaster zones. I have seen the bodies, of those who...
View ArticleMercy In Action Midwives Form Disaster Response to Deadly Super Typhoon
Article by Vicki Penwell: Midwife Vicki Penwell describes her experience of providing aid with Mercy In Action in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. This is an article excerpt from Midwifery Today...
View ArticleThoughts on Homebirth Transfer
Article by Mary Esther Malloy: “I am hiring a birth professional for the care I want. I hope I give birth at home, but I understand that there is a continuum of where I might give birth, home or...
View ArticleHomebirth and the Microbiome
Editorial by Jan Tritten: “I have valued homebirth ever since my doctor talked me into having one! I had two homebirths and they were the most empowering events I have ever experienced. After a...
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In Memory of Marsden Wagner, A Friend to Midwives, 1930–2014
Article: The world lost a treasure earlier this year, but his passion and kindness will forever remain in our hearts. This tribute contains memories, stories and thoughts about Marsden from some of...
View ArticleCollusion and Negligence in Hospitals
Article by Judy Slome Cohain: “One predominant problem with planned hospital birth stems from the requirement of collusion among hospital workers. … Each individual worker and patient enters with...
View ArticleHelp, I’m a Guy! Homebirth from a Man’s Point of View
Article by Ken Magri: “At the beginning of Teresa’s pregnancy when she said she wanted a homebirth, I had to be convinced. This is a father’s story about how I became convinced and about some of the...
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