Maira D B MagalhaesMay 16, 20214 min readOn Claiming the Title of MidwifeMy understanding is that radical (as in "root") traditional midwifery is part of the scope of practice of wise women healers who have been a
Maira D B MagalhaesFeb 22, 20215 min readWhen 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...
Maira D B MagalhaesAug 19, 20206 min readGetting 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...
Maira D B MagalhaesMar 13, 20206 min readUndisturbed X Unassisted BirthI believe there was an extreme need to bring a term such as "undisturbed" to the realm of birth.
Maira D B MagalhaesMar 7, 20204 min readClarity and Honesty about the Term BirthKeeperIf you are an unlicensed midwife ..., then maybe calling yourself a birthkeeper ... seems safer. But it brings about a lot of confusion...