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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...

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

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...

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...

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

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.

Undisturbed X Unassisted Birth

I believe there was an extreme need to bring a term such as "undisturbed" to the realm of birth.

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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