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Midwifery Cost Study (Alberta, Canada) lowered maternity care expense by 1/3 and documented a 4-fold reduction for medical interventions & Cesarean surgery

by faithgibson December 15, 2016

Double-click the graphic to enlarge & read. Click here to download a PDF of it In the Canadian province of Alberta: The single most frequent reason for hospitalization is childbirth.  Cesarean is the most frequent type of surgery. Alberta’s repeat C-section rate is 81% (equals a VBAC rate of 19%).   In Alberta, the average cost of maternity care as […]

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Political controveries btw American Obstetrics, Midwifery & Physiologic Childbirth: Part 1~ for future historicians

by faithgibson October 31, 2016

This material was developed for investigative journalists & future historians Creating a Factual Foundation: To understand normal childbirth, and recognize what circumstances keeps it safe and what makes it dangerous in modern society To acknowledge the original purpose of obstetrics, which was to provide medical treatments and surgical procedures to women with life-threatening complications of […]

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Silent Third Partners: The unacknowledged role of parental decision-making in childbirth outcomes

by faithgibson October 23, 2016

Patient Rights ~ Parental Decision-Making In the long and bitter obstetrical controversy over midwife-attended OOH/PHB, the unacknowledged role of parental decision-making is virtually ignored. It is unacknowledged in studies conducted by the American obstetrical profession. From the standpoint of science, this illogical. In addition, this oversight is detrimental to families and midwives alike.    The […]

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Historical and contemporary comments by physicians about midwives ~ 1820 to 2014

by faithgibson August 8, 2016

This material was first posted in daily segments over the first 12 days However, several readers asked that I post a single link so they can scroll through the chronological comments without having to hunt through many different posts. So here is Part 1: “Historical and contemporary comments by physicians about midwives ~ 1820 to 2014″ […]

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A good birth experience is more than the baby being delivered alive (UK newspaper article)

by faithgibson July 19, 2016

Reposted from:  http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/16/good-birth-experience-baby-alive-mumsnet  Last modified on Thursday 22 May 2014 02.21 EDT The Guardian Joanna Moorhead The charity Birthrights is calling for a reappraisal of how we judge a successful birth: no longer should it be merely about physical health, but psychological health as well. Listen to any group of new parents talking about their birth experience, […]

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