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Congolese Midwives Struggle To Help Mothers Brutalized By War (SLIDESHOW)

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Women, Maternity, Rape, Society, Midwives, Congo, War, Slideshow, Congo War, Congo Rape, Rape in Congo, Congo Midwives, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

I hate the border crossing from Rwanda into Goma at Gisenyi. It frays nerves and sullies sunny dispositions in a heartbeat. Male street thugs prowl pa...

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Labor of Love: A Midwife's Memoir

Joe Antol | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Cara Muhlhahn, Birth, Labor of Love, Pregnancy, Child Birth, Midwife Memoir, Midwives, Books, Oregon, Healthy Living News
Joe Antol

For Muhlhahn, birth is a transformative and poetic experience for the mother. But perhaps she forgets that it is first and foremost a transformative experience for the child.

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Docs to Women: Pay No Attention to Ricki Lake's Home Birth

Ricki Lake, Jennifer Block, and Abby Epstein | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Gynecology, Baby, Midwives, Giving Birth, Childbirth Pain, American Medical Association, Ob/Gyn, Home Birth, Babies, Childbirth, Healthy Living News
Ricki Lake, Jennifer Block, and Abby Epstein

The physicians of America have issued their decree -- they don't want you having your babies at home with midwives -- we can't imagine why not. They have no evidence to back up their claims.

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