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A Midwifery Resource for Expectant Parents |
Pregnancy and the birth of a child are important life altering events.
The experience will have lasting physical and emotional effects on both
mother and child. The care giver that a woman chooses has a direct
impact on every aspect of the pregnancy experience. Yet most women
know little to nothing about the care givers they choose.
Few women know of an important option they have in pregnancy, and throughout the life
cycle - the care of a midwife. Midwife means "with woman". The
literal meaning- to be "with woman" during childbirth, is at the heart of the "midwifery
model" of care.
This page is designed to inform you about the
special care midwives give. It also includes resources about
pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related topics. For
residents of the Phoenix Metropolitan area, a thorough listing of
the local midwives can be found with up to date information directly
from each midwife. Those of you outside the Phoenix area will find
help locating a midwife near you. There is a discussion area for all
topics relating to pregnancy and childbirth, and if midwifery care is not
right for you, you will still find a variety of helpful resources.
Please be aware that while most of these sites and books have been
visited by the webauthor, it is impossible to review all of them.
Therefore every link or item on this site should be considered a
resource, not a recommendation.
October 7-11 is National Nurse-Midwifery Week
Go to www.midwife.org for more information.
The American Public Health Association adopted a resolution "Increasing Access to Out-of-Hospital Maternity Care Services Through State-Regulated and Nationally Certified Direct-Entry Midwives" on October 24, 2001. Click here for full text.
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published a new joint statement on collaborative practice between CNM's/ CM's and MD's on September 1, 2001
Nursing Mom Harassed at Walmart
See the MSNBC
article
Local midwife spotlighted in Arizona Republic
See the article
at AZCentral.com
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