Reclaiming The Initiation Of Childbirth
“Birth is the epicenter of women’s power.“ – Ani DiFranco
The following is an excerpt from the book, The New Return to the Great Mother: Birth,…
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Maternal Anxiety Affects The Fetal Brain: New Study
Anxiety in gestating mothers appears to affect the course of brain development in their fetuses, changing neural connectivity in the womb, a new study by…
How Midwifery Racially Evolved
Birthing Battle | Equity in Maternal Health CareThis is the first in a series of stories about the evolution of midwifery that will appear on Flatland the…
Does The Medicalization Of Birth Harm Mothers?
Since the 1920s—and especially after World War II—the regulation and medicalization of childbirth has steered mothers away from midwives to physicians in…
The Baby Is In The Shadow: Why Study Pre And Perinatal Patterns
A woman contacted me wanting an appointment. Her baby had not slept more than 90 minutes since birth. Now, at four months of age, the…
I’m Pregnant: What Do I Do Next? Best Practices From A PPN…
I get emails from people wanting to know how to "do" the paradigm of baby consciousness when they are pregnant. The inquiries often start with, "I'm pregnant,…
New California Law Addresses Racial Bias In Maternal Healthcare: Watch…
Soon, every maternal doctor and nurse in California will have to take implicit bias training. The new law is designed to improve awareness of the impact…
Forgotten Fathers: New Dads Also At Risk For Postpartum Depression
It's increasingly common to hear about new moms suffering from the baby blues. But what about new dads?
A new UNLV study, published in March 2019 in the…
Prenatal Cognition In Mythology And Scriptures
My fascination with mythology and scriptures from around the world began rather early in life. Ok, let’s get ready for some story time. Yeah!!
Arjuna, the most…
The Culture War Between Doctors And Midwives, Explained
Editor's Note: Kindred has covered the need for a Midwives Model of Care in the United States for over 15 years. We've also pointed out this issues as a prime…