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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...

Maira D B Magalhaes
May 30, 20237 min read
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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

Maira D B Magalhaes
May 16, 20214 min read
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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...

Maira D B Magalhaes
Feb 22, 20215 min read
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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...

Maira D B Magalhaes
Aug 19, 20206 min read
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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

Maira D B Magalhaes
May 16, 20205 min read
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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.

Maira D B Magalhaes
Apr 10, 20204 min read
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Undisturbed X Unassisted Birth
I believe there was an extreme need to bring a term such as "undisturbed" to the realm of birth.

Maira D B Magalhaes
Mar 13, 20206 min read
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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...

Maira D B Magalhaes
Mar 7, 20204 min read
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Welcome to my Blog! And a quick introduction
There I heard my calling into walking with women.

Maira D B Magalhaes
Feb 12, 20204 min read
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