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Midwives

Optimal Cord Cutting

March 30, 2020 By Jo Anne Lindberg

Clamping the Umbilical Cord - Ina Mae Gaskin - Guide to Childbirth "The time of clamping off the umbilical cord after birth varies a good deal according to where the baby is born. Babies born at home or in birth centers usually have their cords … [Read more...] about Optimal Cord Cutting

Filed Under: Childbirth Choices, Decision Making, Midwives

Wall Street Journal Endorses Midwives

February 28, 2020 By Jo Anne Lindberg

(This referenced article in the Wall Street Journal appeared in 2013 and is just as relevant today!) One more vote of confidence, came for midwives, when the Wall Street Journal published an article that questions the medical model. This … [Read more...] about Wall Street Journal Endorses Midwives

Filed Under: Childbirth Choices, Decision Making, Midwives Tagged With: best outcomes in birth, hight touch approach, midwives

Blessing Way for Mothers

September 19, 2019 By Jo Anne Lindberg

Mothering the mother also benefits the baby! A Blessing Way is very different from the usual baby shower. The focus is on the mother and honoring her journey. During the ceremony participants share how they know the mom and express blessings for the … [Read more...] about Blessing Way for Mothers

Filed Under: Adult Health, General Health, Midwives, Trusting Yourself Tagged With: Blessing Way, Pregnancy, support and help

Interviewing Practitioners

August 28, 2019 By Jo Anne Lindberg

How do you make decisions when choosing a practitioner in the birth or alternative medicine communities? I suggest that you interview. Most practitioners are willing to spend 10 or 15 minutes on the phone answering some questions about how they … [Read more...] about Interviewing Practitioners

Filed Under: Adult Health, Child Health, Childbirth Choices, Complementary Medicine, Decision Making, Midwives Tagged With: Complementary Medicine, Interviewing, midwives

First Touch & Vertical Birth

May 14, 2019 By Jo Anne Lindberg

A Book Review ...”Throughout the world until the eighteenth century, the vertical delivery was the most prevalent way to give birth.”... Women Giving Birth – Astrid Limburg and Beatrijs Smulders – Holland Midwives I never tire of reading … [Read more...] about First Touch & Vertical Birth

Filed Under: Child Health, Childbirth Choices, Decision Making, Midwives Tagged With: Birth Positions, Birth Techniques, Importance of Touch

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