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	Opening My pregnant belly had been experiencing a lot of activity for more than a week, each time teasing me into thinking the baby was coming.
	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.
	Third Time's the Charm Birth number three finally took this mom home.
	The French Male Midwife I imagined a male midwife as a middle-aged hippie with a greasy ponytail, but Cyrille turned out to be a clean-cut man of about 35, who carried a Palm Pilot and rode a motorcycle.
	A VBAC Experience For a woman interested in vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), working with a midwife and a supportive partner is critical. Even though medical research favors VBACs, medical practice generally opposes them.
	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.
	Midwifery in the U.S. The common mainstream belief is that the safest place for birthing mothers and infants is in a hospital under the management of an obstetrician. While this perception has persisted it is neither factual nor supported by research.
	As Orion Watched The Great Hunter looked down on the English moorlands and the little town of Totnes, overseeing the birth of my grandson who would be named Orion Reed.
	Blessings of Homebirth The legacy of my uncomplicated, unassisted homebirth of unexpected twins is my conviction to tell this birth story again and again.
	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.
	Candles Not Required I am not the product of hippie parents and I don't consider myself righteous. Yet my child was born at home. Intentionally.
	Not the Kind of House for a Home Birth When I called my mother and said I was thinking about having a home birth, she screamed...
	A Crunchy Mama Finds Her Way in the NICU A home-birthing mom navigates the NICU after her twins were born premature.
	The Story of Midwives Care: A Birth Center in Cincinnati How Ohio's families and midwives built the state's first nationally accredited freestanding birth center.
	Questions to Ask a Doctor/Midwife Once you’ve decided on the type of caregiver and chosen several good candidates, it is important to ask very detailed questions about their practices.
	The Spiritual Midwife A Mothering Classic: Ina May Gaskin discusses spiritual energy based on observations made at more then 750 birthings.
	Married to the Midwife When they call, she goes. It doesn't matter what time it is, it doesn't matter where in the movie you are or who's over for dinner.
	Special Report: Midwives In celebration of Midwifery Month, Mothering.com will be featuring great new and classic midwifery content throughout the month. Keep an eye on this page for all of the newest content as we add it.
	Easing Tension and Fear in Natural Childbirth by Understanding Sphincter Law: A Conversation with Ina May Gaskin Becoming equipped with the knowledge of Sphincter Law could women's attitudes towards natural childbirth.
	Reckoning with Birth The pregnancy was not planned. I went to the drugstore wanting to buy tampons, but purchased a pregnancy test instead.
	Mama Was a Midwife In Mom's world, everything relates to pregnancy and labor. When I fell off my bunk bed and had to get stitches, she said, "That needle doesn't hurt as much as labor."
	Our Home is a Shrine to the Birth of our Child The stairs outside the front door are those that Ahri walked up and down to open her hips for the baby's journey. A father's perspective on homebirth.
	House o' Birth: A Journal on Becoming an Ama I am clear with Corina that this is her time to be in control, and that though she's invited me to the birth, if she doesn't want me there, at any time, she must let me know.
	The Birth of Kai We went for a long walk in the neighborhood, and in a little over two hours, at 4:49 p.m., Kai James Lim was born in our living room. His eyes were a dark blue, his hair tinged with red, and he weighed a bouncing 8 pounds, 6 ounces.
	Catching Babies in New Mexico Buoyed by a long, uninterrupted history of legal midwifery, Mothering's home state enjoys the highest rate of midwife-attended births in the country.

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