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Midwifery  in the Modern World  ~ The Bell that Can’t Be Un-rung

by faithgibson July 14, 2020

    San Francisco State University’s Holistic Health Program –  Midwifery in the Modern World  ~ The Bell that Can’t Be Un-rung Future Health Conference March 25th 2006 Faith Gibson, LM, CPM; California College of Midwives Web Resources – Links to other Internet site or documents Midwifery in the Modern World ~ The Bell that Can’t Be Un-rung Physiological refers to that which […]

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When and How NOT to push — negative hospital and obstetrician-based practices

by faithgibson April 21, 2020

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bj9eq4/women-in-labor-cant-hold-in-their-babies-nurses-tell-them-to-do-it-anyway Easy-2-share Link: https://tinyurl.com/y9ltxguk Women in Labor Can’t Hold In Their Babies. Nurses Tell Them To Do It Anyway By Kimberly Lawson Jul 16 2019, 7:47am Mothers in labor are often asked to delay birth to accommodate doctors’ schedules. In many cases, it can have harmful consequences. One day, three weeks before my baby’s due date, […]

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When and How to push – Lamaze paper on “Best Practices”

by faithgibson April 20, 2020

J Perinat Educ. 2006 Fall; 15(4): 6–9. doi: 10.1624/105812406X151367 PMCID: PMC1804305 PMID: 17768429 Easy-2-share Link: https://tinyurl.com/y8tjlqh5 When and How to Push: Providing the Most Current Information About Second-Stage Labor to Women During Childbirth Education Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Childbirth educators […]

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New Study: “Being with Woman” ~ It’s what midwifery is all about: Western Australian midwives’ experiences of being ‘with woman’ during labour & birth in known midwife model

by faithgibson June 21, 2019

Easy-to-share Link ~ https://tinyurl.com/yxz2gu9e BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019; 19: 29. Published online 2019 Jan 14. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-2144-z PMCID: PMC6332887 PMID: 30642287 “It’s what midwifery is all about”: Western Australian midwives’ experiences of being ‘with woman’ during labour and birth in the known midwife model Zoe Bradfield,1 Yvonne Hauck,1,2 Michelle Kelly,1 and Ravani Duggan1 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Data Availability Statement Go […]

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Episiotomies — more harmful unnecessary interventions by OBs, more hiding high rate of inappropriate interventions by hospitals

by faithgibson May 27, 2019

Re-posted from USA Today An episiotomy is a surgical cut to the vagina during childbirth. A USA TODAY analysis finds a startling number performed despite guidance from 2006. Episiotomies: painful, risky and not routinely recommended but dozens of hospitals are doing them anyway. Alison Young and John Kelly, USA TODAY Updated 12:00 p.m. PDT May […]

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