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The Unsaid: Black Women and the Birth Experience A recent Black Birth Survey, conducted by the ICTC, revealed that black women frequently experience fear, anxiety, and cultural misunderstandings when giving birth in hospital settings. |
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Let the Baby Decide: The Case Against Inducing Labor Nearly two decades ago, Roberto Caldreyo-Barcia, MD, former president of ICOG made the stunning statement that "Pitocin is the most abused drug in the world today." |
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Revealing the Real Risks: Obstetrical Interventions and Maternal Mortality The scientific evidence strongly suggests that the use of obstetric interventions is not saving more women's lives, but ending them. |
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Midwifing Future Midwives It was the activist in Suzy Myers that first attracted her to the field of midwifery, and as she's helped bring nearly 2,000 babies into this world, that activist has remained vigilant. |
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The Turtle Women Pat Welch created the Turtle Women’s Project to be culturally specific, beginning with its name. Because in most American Indian tribes the turtle symbolizes creation. |
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The Legacy of Black Midwives Shafia Monroe's mission to connect with the African midwifery tradition, and to imbue her own midwifery journey with its wisdom. |
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Saying No to Episiotomy Episiotomy--the cutting of perineal tissues during delivery--is not something that most women give a second thought to, at least not until they've given birth for the first time. |
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The Nature of Natural Birth Laura Alvarez is the creator of the second-place winner in the Birth Matters Virginia video contest. |
