Belly Tales

The Diary of a New Midwife

Colicky babies

Filed under: Babies!, Postpartum — The Midwife at 4:53 am on Friday, May 27, 2005

A friend with a colicky baby has suddenly begun to swear by this method of colic massage. First decent sleep she’s gotten in weeks, apparently! Who knows, maybe it will work wonders on your own colicky baby too. Check it out.

Summer Reading

Filed under: Education, Midwifery, Research — The Midwife at 6:21 am on Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Favorite new birth quote!

Filed under: Labor and Birth, Midwifery — The Midwife at 1:06 pm on Friday, May 13, 2005

Emergency car-birth kit

Filed under: Homebirth, Questions — The Midwife at 3:17 pm on Thursday, May 12, 2005

Surely we can do better than this

Filed under: Cesarean Birth, Hospitals, Labor and Birth — The Midwife at 8:40 pm on Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Gods and Goddesses of Birth

Filed under: Myth, Folklore and Ritual — The Midwife at 2:50 pm on Friday, May 6, 2005

No advantages to episiotomies

Filed under: Episiotomies, Labor and Birth, Research — The Midwife at 4:13 pm on Thursday, May 5, 2005

An update on the pharmacy front

Filed under: Choice, Contraception, Politics, Primary Care — The Midwife at 12:35 am on Wednesday, May 4, 2005

Nurse-ins at Starbucks

Filed under: Breastfeeding, Politics — The Midwife at 5:50 pm on Tuesday, May 3, 2005