Midwifery in the Modern World: Part 2 ~ The Bell that Can’t Be Un-rung

by faithgibson July 17, 2020

2006 San Francisco SU Conference ~ Part Two: Chain of Inevitability ~ The beginning of obstetrics in America as a surgical speciality resulted in the medicalization of normal childbirth. This ended of the non-medical management of normal childbirth as a services provided by the obstetrical profession. Hospital-based obstetrics both replaced and displaced the profession of […]

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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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Cruelty in Maternity Wards: Fifty Years Later by Henci Goer,

by faithgibson April 22, 2020

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920649/ By Henci Goer Abstract Fifty years have passed since a scandal broke over inhumane treatment of laboring women in U.S. hospitals, yet first-person and eyewitness reports document that medical care providers continue to subject childbearing women to verbal and physical abuse and even to what would constitute sexual assault in any other context. Women […]

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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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