Midwife Jennie Joseph Honored In TIME Magazine’s 12 Women Of The…
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Midwifery
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,…
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 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…
Is “Identification With The Oppressor” Taking Over The…
"The question is, is it time to leave organizations like MANA and create our own women-centered support systems that embrace and uphold traditional Midwifery…
Midwives Around The World – A New Video
A Midwife Like Me from Medical Aid Films on Vimeo.
A film produced in partnership with the International Confederation of Midwives showing the incredible…
UnBreaking Birth – An Illuminating Lecture
Ryan McAllister, PhD, is a parent, a biophysicist, an Assistant Professor of Physics and Oncology at Georgetown University, and also a volunteer who…
“I Am A Midwife Because…” Video Interviews, Parts 1 and…
"I Am A Midwife Because..." Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU-Y0bYqxeE
"I Am A Midwife…
An Interview With Ina May Gaskin, Godmother Of Modern Midwifery
Photo above: L to R, Karen Brody, Stephen Gaskin, Ina May Gaskin, Lisa Reagan. Lisa caught up with Ina May in Washington, DC, in July 2011 for her appearance…