Midwifery Today

01/29/2026

Factors That Persuaded Nurses to Establish a Maternity Care Centre in Nepal by Laxmi Tamang
Women in Nepal face discrimination and marginalisation in the family, society and state. This is because of the low status of women in the society. As a result, in a country where the health system is already poor, the level of women’s health and education is particularly low. To compound the problem, many districts of Nepal are remote, making access to health services and information very limited.
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01/28/2026

What Is a Birth without Loving Touch? by Naolí Vinaver
It is through touch that energy can be shared, uplifted, rooted, moved and used as fuel, as we give it and receive it. This is why touch and massage for pregnancy and birth can be especially important, as women in labor need to move a lot of energy through themselves, give themselves into a lot of energy, and allow a great many changes in their souls and bodies in order to open up to give birth.
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01/28/2026

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01/27/2026

Documented Causes of UnneCesareans by Judy Slome Cohain
When I tell people that I am a homebirth midwife, they often respond by asking, “Why do women choose to give birth at home?” It would be wonderful if hospital morbidity and mortality outcomes were comparable to attended homebirths and I could expand on the pleasures of having your own food, bed, bathroom, privacy, lighting and music during birth. But since US hospitals delivered 32% of low-risk women by cesarean surgery in 2007 and 1 in every 3000 of those died from the surgery, the answer is simple: to avoid dying in childbirth or being scarred for life by unnecessary surgery. Then, the second question the listener naturally asks is, “Why do doctors do unnecessary surgery?” Many doctors and midwives are also concerned with this question and have researched it extensively. The following is a review of the recent research, most of it published since 2006, regarding the causes of unneCesareans. https://f.mtr.cool/jmfbgtomqr

01/27/2026

Pack your birth bag with items from our Merch Shop!
From water bottles to help you stay hydrated to clean shirts for after the birth, you’ll find a variety of useful products. Need a birth bag! You can buy that in our store, too!
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01/27/2026

01/25/2026

My Journey into Planned Homebirth in Venezuela by Fernando Molina
Having my first son, Fernando Javier, at home back in 1983 was one of the most challenging times of my life, but also opened a door to the sacred pathway I would follow in the years to come. The experience assured me that homebirths were possible and safe, in spite of what they teach us in medical schools.
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01/24/2026

Come to Minneapolis, Minnesota April 8th-12th, 2026 for the Midwifery Toda conference: Forty Years of Midwifery Today: Shifting the Paradigm of Birth. Choose from classes such as Helping Babies Breathe, Massage Techniques in the 3rd Trimester, and Shoulder Dystocia and Malpositions Workshop.
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01/24/2026

Make sure you’re ready to help with the longest births. Keep fit with regular exercise using our yoga mat. Use our scrunchy to hold back your hair and the towel to dry off when you’re done. And remember to stay hydrated!
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01/23/2026

Keep birth wisdom at your fingertips with e-books from Midwifery Today. Topics covered include trauma and healing, traditional midwifery, natural remedies, waterbirth, first stage, second stage, third stage, posterior, breech, doulas, twins, and shoulder dystocia.
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01/23/2026

Diary of a Midwife: Uganda by Marva Zohar
I arrived in the morning. Sister Mary said, “We have heard no FHT, but we shall not cut because we do not know for sure and we shall not cut a woman for nothing.” She and the doctor went for rounds and Sally and I stayed with the two laboring mothers. I heard a definite swooshing of placenta pulse down low—much too low—in the abdomen. My woman was named Sarah. Sally was tending to the other woman, the one who did not speak any common language, and we were not even sure of her name.
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01/22/2026

Keep track of your thoughts with these handy notebooks - available in three styles. Use the Welcome Baby Letter to write a heartfelt message to your smallest clients.
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