Birth Pauses
We don't talk enough about the PAUSES in birth. Just like moments of silence in communication are super important to get a message...
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Feb 6, 202310 min
A Well-Nourished Possible Woman
If you've known me for some time, you probably know how much I love to eat and how appreciative of Mother Nature, our Planet Earth, I am,...
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Dec 11, 20217 min
From the World of Water into the World of Air
What is the baby's experience right after birth? What do they need to initiate pulmonary breathing? As you read this article, I invite...
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Maira D B Magalhaes
May 16, 20214 min
On Claiming the Title of Midwife
My understanding is that radical (as in "root") traditional midwifery is part of the scope of practice of wise women healers who have been a
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Feb 22, 20215 min
When Home Birth is Preferred to Facility Birth, a Critique of a Qualitative Study in Rural Tanzania
In modern western society, choosing to give birth at home is an act of counter-culture. In general, for more than a century, birth has...
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Sep 27, 20208 min
REST as a Form of Radical SELF-LOVE
Every menstrual cycle is an opportunity for us to slow down and heal whatever needs tending in our lives.
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Aug 19, 20206 min
Getting Your Baby Out: Physiological Pushing X Coached Pushing
...it is still relevant to clarify the differences between these two forms of "getting a baby out" of a vagina...
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Maira D B Magalhaes
May 16, 20205 min
From the Unknown into Manifesting My Dream of Becoming a Midwife
Much like birth, I had no control of what was to unfold. My intentions were clear and through surrendering, things started falling on my lap
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Apr 10, 20204 min
Can we talk about death for a minute?
It is just the other side of the spectrum, not really separated from it, but merely the other side of the coin.
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Mar 13, 20206 min
Undisturbed X Unassisted Birth
I believe there was an extreme need to bring a term such as "undisturbed" to the realm of birth.
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Mar 7, 20204 min
Clarity and Honesty about the Term BirthKeeper
If you are an unlicensed midwife ..., then maybe calling yourself a birthkeeper ... seems safer. But it brings about a lot of confusion...
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Maira D B Magalhaes
Feb 12, 20204 min
Welcome to my Blog! And a quick introduction
There I heard my calling into walking with women.
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