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Motherbaby Press Books

Brought to Earth by Birth
This stunning collection of black and white photographs by Harriette Hartigan, one of the world’s master birth photographers, celebrates giving birth and being born.
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Survivor Moms
Survivor Moms-Women’s Stories of Birthing, Mothering and Healing after Sexual Abuse was written to help break down the isolation pregnant women and their caregivers often feel--as though they were the only ones having to cope with these challenges.
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Prolonged Labor Handbook
This book discusses the benefits of positioning, trusting birth, and the political ramifications of time assessment and responsibility. You'll learn ways to prevent prolonged labor, including herbal remedies.
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Sharing Midwifery Knowledge
Open this book to discover a helpful blend of long articles and short tricks that will help you help babies and mothers at the births you attend.
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Within a framework of acceptance and harmony, you will soften your caregiver's heart while strengthening your resolve to serve pregnant and birthing women. In addition, when you join us at a US Midwifery Today conference, you can round up your CEUs while having fun!

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Welcome to the Midwifery Today Community Web Site!

We hope you will find this site an exciting way to connect with others who are interested in birth. The forums are the heart of the site they are where you will meet to discuss your problems, ideas, hopes and dreams. As time goes by, you will also find a few blogs written by Midwifery Today staff members and special friends, as well as other goodies.

Our calling has always been to bring together people who are interested in birth. It happens at conferences, in the pages of Midwifery Today magazine, in E-News and on our Web site. Now it can happen, to an even greater extent, in this new birth community.

Again: Welcome and enjoy!

Jan Tritten (jan@midwiferytoday.com)
President, Founder and Mother of Midwifery Today

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  • Re: TTC/ Expecting in 2010

    Lifeagift...hoping to hear from you soon...been thinking about you! After a very busy day yesterday I went to bed with a backache, pelvic fullness, loose stools, and some heavy menstrual-type cramping. Woke up this morning and have been passing thick mucus all day but no more cramping (mucus is clear). I "checked" my cervix and am dilated...
    Posted to Well-Woman Care (Forum) by childrenrtreasures on 03-17-2010

  • Re: Can someone check Hale for me?

    Hi Brln, Thanks so much. That does help a LOT. Could you just fill me in on the L1, L3 thing? Does L1 mean its has the least amoun of risk? What's the highest risk category? Thanks again, Robs
    Posted to Breastfeeding (Forum) by RobsGirl on 03-17-2010

  • Re: a new perineal oil?

    For Massage, I use coconut oil, it's light and legal. There are many remedies to try, but you should use good and legal... thanks :)
    Posted to Midwife Chat (Forum) by garysimon on 03-17-2010

  • Re: High Risk without interventions?

    I actually used to work for MT so I know a lot about what they do and helped to pioneer some of it about a decade ago :) I lived in Oregon for a long time and the midset of the midwives and birthing community is Oregon is SO different than here. Hardly anyone here uses a midwife and homebirth is a feared. This is the community where midwives are banned...
    Posted to Interventions (Forum) by Mama2B on 03-17-2010

  • Re: High Risk without interventions?

    You may find that by following a good diet high in protein combined with the daily exercise will be able to drastically reduce or possibly eliminate the diabetes and/or the high bp readings. What's important is that those two things become non-negotiable. It looks like you're doing well! Have you been to the Brewer diet website? http://drbrewerpregnancydiet...
    Posted to Interventions (Forum) by Brlnbabies on 03-17-2010

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