Midwife

Family Planning Should Be a Priority

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Mary, a midwife in Uganda, talks about the embarrassment and hardship women in her community face when they can't get the contraceptives they need.

July 21, 2011 - 10:26am

Mary, a midwife in Uganda, talks about the embarrassment and hardship women in her community face when they can't get the contraceptives they need.

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Midwives: First Responders for Preventing Fistula

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by Ruth Kennedy

March 4, 2011 - 7:29am (Print)

The midwife is the first point of referral for the pre-conceptual, the pregnant, the labouring, the post-natal mother, the skilled attendant for the new born; teacher, guide, support, medical helper. And a first-responder in preventing fistula.

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I Am A Midwife

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by Nicole SistaMidwife Deggins

October 8, 2010 - 6:30am (Print)

I did not start out to become a midwife. But my journey through nursing school led me first to be a labor and delivery nurse, and then a midwife.  I will always be a midwife.

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Think It’s About the Babies? Think Again.

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reader diary by Courtroom Mama

July 1, 2010 - 12:21pm (Print)

A Crisis Pregnancy Center group shows their true colors by harassing a midwife and childbirth educator.

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Is A Midwife Right for You?

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by Amie Newman

December 16, 2009 - 4:11pm (Print)

When I was pregnant with my son, almost eleven years ago, the internet was more of a nerdy luxury than anything else. Now pregnant women or women who are thinking of becoming pregnant can access virtually anything - including a new quiz that will tell them whether a midwife or ob-gyn is best for them!

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Roundup: NYT on Home Birth, How Obama Can Lead to Middle Ground on Abortion

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

November 13, 2008 - 11:22am (Print)

The New York Times' lengthy feature on home birth; Frank Schaeffer's open letter to Obama on how to sieze this moment to start healing deep political divisions about abortion; Feminists say the work has just begun; Migrant workers in Asia especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.
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Roundup: A Win for Missouri Midwives, Will PEPFAR Be Bush's Legacy?

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by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check

June 25, 2008 - 9:36am (Print)

Midwives can now legally practice in Missouri, Could PEPFAR really be Bush's legacy?, Prospects of a domestic gag rule, Is James Dobson pushing voters to Obama?
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