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Midwifery Related News
For African American History Month, MAWS remembers Grand Midwife Gladys Milton who was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 2001
US House Rep. Roybal-Allard read the Home Birth Consensus statements into Congressional record on November 16
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She also released a Press Statement
Midwives included in New Health Care Legislation
Midwife Robin Lim was chosen as one of CNN's Top Ten 2011 Heroes for the amazing work she is doing in Bali
"Does the world have a responsibility to all pregnant women, to each new baby? Yes," Robin Lim said. "Each baby, each adult deserves a clean, healthy, loving environment. ... Those things are basic. Those are a human right."
Read more and watch video here.
Maud Callen in Nurse Midwife (1951) by Photographer W. Eugene Smith see on right
W. Eugene Smith's report Nurse Midwife (1951) on the black midwife Maud Callen was produced against a background of racial discrimination and the brazen activities of the Ku Klux Klan in the Deep South. In developing the prints Smith adjusted the lighting so as to enhance the emotional atmosphere - during a birth, for example - and so arouse sympathy for the selfless efforts of the midwife. Smith, who was born in 1918 in Wichita, Kansas, and died in 1978 in Tucson, Arizona, first made a name for himself as a politically and socially committed photojournalist in the USA in the 1940s. His work is currently being exhibited in Berlin, Germany.
Newly Trained Midwives are Saving Lives in Afghanistan
A group of young midwives in Afghanistan's remote central mountains is fighting against the odds to make huge strides in maternal health.
Exercising during pregnancy: How much is too much?
Midwife Robyn Carlisle, CNM who just ran a marathon herself comments on the woman who recently ran a marathon in her 39th week of pregnancy. Read her article published by The Clinical Advisor.
Erykah Badu Attends Summit for Better Birthing
Dozens of women gathered Friday at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church to attend the annual Southeast Black Midwives and Healers Summit, which featured Grammy-winning singer Erykah Badu. Badu is the national spokeswoman for the International Center for Traditional Childbearing, a practicing doula and an aspiring midwife. She spoke about her own childbirth experiences, as well as the assistance she has provided other women during their pregnancies and birthing processes. An advocate of natural childbirth, healthy birth outcomes and breastfeeding for infant development, Badu speaks around the country for ICTC events.
Jennifer Block - Pregnancy-Related Articles
Jennifer Block has several birth and pregnancy-related articles published by the Daily Beast, Newsweek's blog, including "Birth As Performance Art?" on the rise of public deliveries including that of a Brooklyn artist who will give birth this month at a gallery in a controversial exhibit—while other women have started posting raw videos of their labor online. Jennifer Block's also written "The Disease Killing New Moms" and "Home Births Under Fire" for the Daily Beast. She writes frequently about women's health and is the author of the award-winning book Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care. Read More Articles.
"Trends and Characteristics of Home and Other Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States, 1990-2006"
The report was published in March 2010 by the CDC and covered throughout the nation including USA Today, NPR's Health Blog, a press release from The Big Push (PDF), as well as by dozens of other news outlets who ran the story. It includes demographic characteristics of out-of-hospital-birth populations, data regarding states with the greatest and fewest home births and data demonstrating significantly reduced rates of pre-term and low-birth weight in out-of-hospital-birth populations.
Click here to read the full report from the CDC/National Vital Statistics.
News Releases and Media Alerts from the Big Push for Midwives
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Nurse Midwife, W. Eugene Smith (1951)
