midwifery

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Whither 'Tis Nobler To Shun Intervention in Childbirth, Or Just Have The Damn Baby, Whatever It Takes

by Her Bad Mother at 5:00pm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 under Feminism & Gender, Health & Wellness, Mommy & Family, UNFPA, BlogHers Act, MATERNAL HEALTH ISSUES, MATERNAL HEALTH EDUCATION, Maternal Mortality, Midwives & Doulas, Healthy Pregnancy, BLOGHERS ACT - ALL ISSUES, midwifery, midwives, natural birth, hospital birth, International Day Of the Midwife; 2345 views

I'm due to give birth in about three weeks. Possibly sooner, if this massive baby gets his way and manages to punch his way out before then. I'll be giving birth in a hospital, attended by our family doctor, and, yes, there will be drugs. Epidural me, baby. PLEASE.

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"Shaking the Apples": Midwifery in the Blogosphere.

by Liz Rizzo at 11:46pm Mon, 7 Jan 2008 under Health & Wellness, Mommy & Family, Sex & Relationships, midwifery; 678 views

Jacquie Munro's blog is called Vancouver Doula, and I was fascinated to learn about a midwife practice called "shaking the apples" in her most recent post, Apfel schütteln:

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