Blogs about: Midwife 2
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Birth is the Teacher
This week we are thrilled to feature licensed midwife Maria Iorillo as she discusses the transformative power of birth. When I became a professional midwife 23 years ago I had an idealized version of… more →
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Birth Story: A Hypno-Birth
wrote 4 months ago: Many thanks to Jen of Ecological Babies diaper store and blog site for sharing the birth story of he … more →
12 going on 13.
wrote 4 months ago: Yes I am late in posting my year in review. It wouldn’t be authentically me if it had been on … more →
That Crazy Girl Did What?!?! Without Drugs??!!!
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wrote 5 months ago: I had a totally natural, stressless home birth. No drugs. Only my warm pool of water. I did it! Of c … more →
2 for the price of one
wrote 7 months ago: Due to lack of internet and sheer exhaustion, I am blending the last 2 days in to one post. I am sur … more →
The Ideal Way To Birth
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wrote 7 months ago: Most people know that I am a HUGE homebirth advocate. I love it, I love midwives, I love the entire … more →
Interviewing Your Care Provider
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wrote 8 months ago: Photo by Amber Miller of Gentle Birth with Amber. When I became pregnant with my first, I did not ha … more →
I have not abandoned you!
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wrote 10 months ago: I have been busy. Also, I have not been able to get on my regular computer very much at all. If any … more →
Night shifts
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wrote 10 months ago: I haven’t written for some time now and I like to blame it on something else rather than me be … more →
Water has been broken
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wrote 10 months ago: This is the earliest I’ve been up in a while….but about 15 minutes ago I had my water br … more →
Crenshaw Melon
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wrote 11 months ago: Dear Poppy Seed - We’ve made it to 36 weeks! That’s a huge milestone in my book, as nex … more →
Blood Sugar Levels So Far
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wrote 11 months ago: I mentioned at my last midwife appointment that my midwife was giving me one more week to get my blo … more →
My Birth Plan
wrote 1 year ago: As I mentioned yesterday, my midwife and I sat down and went over my birth plan. She pointed out so … more →
One-to-one care
wrote 1 year ago: One-to-one midwifery care means different things to different people. Some take it to mean one-to-on … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It has been a busy day. I had my cardiologist appointment at 12:30 today. The frustrating thing is … more →
16 week Immunisation and finding a Nursery/Daycare/Childminder
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wrote 1 year ago: 16 weeks and it’s that special time again for the dreaded vaccines… This month she had 3 … more →
Public holidays; birth on pause
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wrote 1 year ago: It is funny how during a public holiday our maternity units become quiet, it’s like people don … more →
Clarifications in my mind about Electronic Fetal Monitoring
wrote 1 year ago: Following my thoughts on fetal scalp electrodes (FSE’s) and remember they are only my thoughts … more →
Birth Pause (inspired by Talk Birth)
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wrote 1 year ago: Reading this http://talkbirth.me/2012/03/28/birth-pause/ has put words to my own observations that … more →
Three cases to make one think; this time about fetal scalp electrodes
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wrote 1 year ago: I have found in my practice that things come in three to make me reflect on my practice, this time i … more →
