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Midwifery Links

There are many good links to Midwifery sites. The following is a midwifery site in the United Kingdom. Just as childbirth has not changed in the past 50, 000 or so years. Midwives all the world have common techniques, problems and alliances.

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Ina May Gaskin, a Midwife from Tenn., is internationally known for her work as a Midwife and in her journey to decrease the maternal death rate in the US. The following site contains information regarding childbirth, maternal mortality and the Safe Motherhood Quilt Project, which is dedicated to all the women who have died in childbirth or from conditions related to pregnancy and delivery.   Ina May 
Nancy Lim's square on the Safe Motherhood Quilt

Square from Safe Motherhood Quilt

Square from the Safe Motherhood Quilt
"Off-Label" ...And Out of Bounds?, Business Week Oct. 18, 2004 This article speaks to the US Attorney's office in Philadelphia investigation of Genetech and the marketing of one of its drugs. The issue is whether or not Genetech improperly marketed the cancer drug Rituxan to combat cancers other than those approved for treatment by the FDA. The issue of "the off label use of drugs" is coming under increased scrutiny as the side effects of drugs which are used for purposes other then what they were approved for, increases at an alarmingly high rate.Out of Bounds

Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Pain Relief During Labor

Medscape Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2007;4(4):409-417 Michel Tournaire;AnneTheau-Yonneau

The following lengthy Medscape article compares many differnet approaches to relief of pain during labor and leans strongly (thank goodness) towards the non-medical ways which can make you more comfortable, less tense, and are good for both the mom and baby.  All of which contribute to the amazing experience you are about to journey through.         

                     Complementary and Alternative