Monthly Archives: August 2005

Must be something in the water…

By The Midwife | Published: August 30, 2005

Or actually, something in the air (well, the barometric pressure, anyway). Our unit was absolutely slammed last night. I had 2 deliveries myself, and two admissions, which is a lot of work, especially given all the paperwork and charting and documenting required. We had 11 deliveries total over the course of our 12 hour shift; […]

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Shout out across the pond!

By The Midwife | Published: August 28, 2005

Check this out: Student Midwives Sanctuary Absolutely brilliant. Especially the forum. Go there. ASAP. And, why don’t we have something like this for midwifery students in the US???? *ponders*

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Birth as An American Rite of Passage

By The Midwife | Published: August 27, 2005

Davis-Floyd, Robbie. 2003. Birth As An American Rite of Passage (2nd Edition). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. So, I’ve been reading this book pretty much non-stop for the past few weeks, and I have been completely blown away. C o m p l e t e l y. This is the book […]

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The homebirth birth kit

By The Midwife | Published: August 23, 2005

I was browsing in the Midwifery Today forums earlier this evening and I found the most amazing link: a homebirth midwife has actually taken the time to photograph (in great detail) all the contents of her birth kit. The entire thing is beautifully organized and documented, and very illuminating. For quite some time now I’ve […]

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Miles for Midwives (or, The Sad Tale of the ESCbC)

By The Midwife | Published: August 21, 2005

The short-short version: Miles For Midwives is an annual 5K run/walk that happens every October to raise money for the creation of a new independent birth center, as well as the local ACNM chapter in NYC, so here’s your first official heads-up. Miles for Midwives also coincides with Midwifery Week, and is a great opportunity […]

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Midwifery School, here I come!

By The Midwife | Published: August 17, 2005

I got my first letter yesterday regarding the upcoming semester, which starts the first week of Sept (and there was much rejoicing!!!). The letter was from the professor who will be teaching my first Research module, and included a somewhat lengthy list of all the books I need to buy, which is much less exciting, […]

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World Breastfeeding Week, a week late

By The Midwife | Published: August 17, 2005

It has come to my attention that last week…well, nearly two weeks ago, now…was World Breastfeeding Week, brought to you by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action. *Sheepish* I feel like I should have been on top of that one, but somehow let it slip through my fingers (it was, to put it mildly, a […]

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In the belly of the beast

By The Midwife | Published: August 15, 2005

I’ve been writing a lot of political posts lately, so I thought I’d post about something completely personal instead, for a refreshing change of pace. I have just recently switched jobs. I worked in Labor and Delivery at a large metropolitan hospital for 1.5 years (which I will refer to as Tried and True Hospital, […]

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EC Veto Aftermath

By The Midwife | Published: August 5, 2005

Just a few follow-up articles about Governor Pataki’s shameful veto of the Emergency Contraception bill yesterday: Choosing When to Be a Mother Hen Both Parties Attack Pataki’s Stand on Morning After Pill Pissed off about it? Contact Governor Pataki! Wondering what else you can do? Join NARAL New York.

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Men in Midwifery

By The Midwife | Published: August 4, 2005

Midwifery in the news: check out the latest article by Anemona Hartocollis on men in midwifery (specifically, Richard Jennings, a midwife who practices at Bellvue), in last week’s NY Times (7/31/05). To quote a very small snippet: Many of his colleagues are more ambivalent about his role. “Most of us tend to think of ourselves […]

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