Please note the link to the online petition for VBAC at the Ican web
site here is the link Please support the efforts of this org. I have
seen in recent times less VBAC being allowed by providers please make
our voice heard. Here is the link
http://www.petitionpetition.com/cgi/petition.cgi?id=4208

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> About Midwifery
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>
> It was earlier this year that I discovered that several of my
> ancestors were accused (and two hung) in Salem as witches (for more
> info visit www.pearllakehist.com/witch). One of them is portrayed
as
> a midwife in some works. In some ways this year has been one of
> serendipitous discoveries (like the witch connection) - many of
those
> have drawn me closer to midwifery. I wonder at times what it is
that
> makes our profession so unique - there seems to be an almost
surreal
> feeling to the experience.
>
> This month I started teaching Sunday school with my good friend
Greg.
> He is an educator by trade and has been doing childrens' ministry
for
> years. As for me - I am more of a new age Episcopalian, drawing
from
> the Universe (and nature) my primary connection to my spirituality -

> haven't been in a Sunday school class since grade school. We make a
> great team in many ways - and the interaction has inspired me to
> think more about the Biblical roots of midwifery - can they answer
> some questions about the unique experience of our profession?
>
> I first learned of the Biblical connection a few years back from a
> poster at ACNM convention with a Bible quote on it: "The Midwives
did
> not as the King of Egypt commanded them to do, but saved the
children
> live." Cool poster - but what does it mean? It turns out that there
> are two midwives, Shifra and Puah. The Israelites are being used as
> slaves in Egypt. Despite the efforts to oppress them with heavy
> manual labor, the people of Israel are increasing their number at
an
> astonishing rate. So the Pharaoh's plan to weaken the people is
> backfiring; in fact, "the more they were oppressed, the more they
> increased and spread out, so that the [Egyptians] came to dread the
> Israelites" (Exodus 1: 12). In a desperate attempt to cut off this
> astonishing capacity to multiply, Pharaoh approaches our two
midwife
> friends - who attend births of the Israelite women. The Pharaoh
tells
> them that all male babies must be killed. The midwives defy the
order
> (not the midwives!) and allow the children to live. When asked why
> they have not followed the Pharaoh's orders, they explain that the
> Israelite women give birth too rapidly - they are arriving after
the
> births - so they can't possibly obey the command. Because of this
> they were rewarded (by God) with "houses" (And because the midwives
> feared God He made for them houses). Some versions say, "gave them
> families" instead of houses. Interestingly, Shiphrah and Puah's
> descendants became families of priests and kings. WOW!
>
> I see the connection with modern midwives being protectors of
women's
> health issues. I even see a connection with other mammals that
> have "midwives" and how the primary role is to be sure the women
> aren't bullied (by the males) during labor and birth - and to
assist
> with bonding/breastfeeding. What must have gone through the minds
of
> Shiphrah and Puah as they decided how to respond to the order? -
and
> they followed spiritual rather than political mandates. They knew -
I
> believe midwives have high intuition and can often read the
spiritual
> messages from the Universe/Higher Power. They were rewarded - or at
> least their offspring were - with prominent families.
>
> So, OK - then what happened in Salem to my great aunt, Rebecca
Nurse?
> She was a healer (perhaps a midwife) and tried hard to be a model
of
> Puritan values. How does her story fit the same spiritual laws as
> Shiphrah and Puah's experience? Rebecca was rewarded with the
hanging
> tree and forever separated from her family.
>
> Both were times when authority figures feared external cultures,
> religions and beliefs enough to end lives. Both were times when the
> focus was on seeing separateness from other humans - on judging
> others harshly if they are "different" - rather than a focus on
> connection with all humanity. (I also see a connection with our own
> experience on 9/11.) So, perhaps that is the thread of
commonality -
> it is the Israelites who, perhaps, represent the "witches" (threats
> to the values system) to the Egyptians. In order to put an end to
the
> threat, the midwives were ordered to murder the male babies. They
> chose not to murder and Moses is saved. There were no
> clear "midwives" (those who prevented the killings) in Salem - so
the
> hangings happened - at least for awhile. There were those who did
see
> the light from the earliest days of the witch-hunts and used their
> political power to eventually stop the hangings - many were
> Episcopalians, mind you.
>
> To me, the bottom line message is that when we kill a person or a
> people out of fear - or the need to control - we are acting in
> opposition to the laws that rule the universe that say we are all
> part of the same whole. What scares or threatens us about someone
> external to our "ego" (or lower self) is usually something more
about
> our own dark side than theirs. When we are threatened - we humans
> abuse, reject and murder. This works in opposition with the law
that
> we are all one Spirit; all people are have imperfections and all
are
> part of a perfect creation. In the Bible, the midwives respected
this
> law by not being threatened - either by the Israelites' ability to
> propagate or by the Pharaoh. In Salem, witches (mostly women - some
> healers - some men) were the threat that appeared to be propagating
> out of control - they were x-communicated and hung on the command
of
> the Puritan church leaders.
>
> The role of the midwife is present in either scenario - Strong
enough
> not to surrender our values even if it means taking a huge risk in
> defying authority - Courageous enough to surrender to death without
> confession in order to honor what we know in our soul is the truth.
I
> see the connection and I am proud to be a midwife.
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> Quotes About Midwives
>
> "Working quickly and efficiently, Mama Chia - midwife, healer,
> kahuna - again checked Mitsu's vital signs and prepared to turn the
> baby. This might be a difficult birthing, but God willing and with
> the help of the island spirits, she would save the mother and,
> together, they would bring a new life into the world." - Dan
Millman
> in Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
>
> "Medieval midwifery was a combination of common sense, herbal
> knowledge, and superstition, passed from woman to woman through
oral
> presentation and apprenticeship" - The Midwife's Apprentice by
Cushman
>
> "For thousands of years labor and delivery had been in the hands of
> female midwives. Hypocrites, the father of the scientific approach
> to medicine, did have some teachings about the management of
> childbirth and the midwives regarded him as 'he-grandmother'.
> Midwives continued to be in charge, seeking the advise, not the
help,
> of the physicians in difficult cases." Birth Days by Wirvin
>
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> Here is our Hug for October
>
> "I sidestep others' negativity. My peace of mind lies in not
> becoming defensive. I protect myself in negative situations."
>
> (repeat the above affirmation to yourself silently several times
and
> feel the positive energy embrace you like a hug!)
> Reference: The Woman's Book of Courage by Sue Patton Thoele
>
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> Women's Health and Midwifery Announcements
>
> (Empower! does not necessarily endorse the products or services
which
> are publicized in this section):
>
> Just for Fun: A Middle-Wife's Story
>
> Betsy, a grammar-school teacher from Miami, remembers this Oscar-
> worthy birth tableau from one of her students...
>
> I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids
> myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own
> second-grade classroom a few years back.
>
> When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few
> sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and
> experience a little public speaking. And it gives me a break and
> some guaranteed entertainment.
>
> Usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles,
> model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And
I
> never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they
want
> to lug it to school and talk about it, they're welcome.
>
> Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very out-
going
> kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a
> pillow stuffed under her sweater. She holds up a snapshot of an
> infant.
>
> "This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his
> birthday. First, Mommy and Daddy made him as a symbol of their
love,
> and then Daddy put a seed in my mother's stomach, and Luke grew in
> there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord."
>
> She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying
not
> to laugh and wishing I had a video camera rolling. The kids are
> watching her in amazement.
>
> "Then, about two Saturdays ago, my mother starts going, 'Oh, oh,
> oh!' "Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. "She walked
> around the house for, like an hour, "Oh, oh, oh!' " Now the kid is
> doing this hysterical duck-walk, holding her back and groaning.
>
> "My father called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she
> doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my
> mother to lie down in bed like this." Erica lies down with her back
> against the wall.
>
> "And then, pop! My mother had this bag of water she kept in there
in
> case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the
> bed, like psshhheew!" The kid has her legs spread and with her
little
> hands is miming water flowing way. It was too much!
>
> "Then the middle wife starts going push, push, and breathe,
> breathe.They start counting, but they never even got past ten.
Then,
> all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky
stuff
> they said was from the play-center, so there must be a lot of stuff
> inside there."
>
> Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her
> seat. I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, if it's
> show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder - just in case another
Erica
> comes along.
>
> Annual Montrose, Colorado Healthcare Mini-Grant
>
> Abundance is what the gift for Montrose (e.g., Montrose Mini Grant)
> is all about every year. Abundance that comes through giving
back.
> In our culture, we often focus on scarcity that says "there is only
> so much so we need to conserve it." Scarcity leads to power and
> control tactics. If there is only so much of something, then
everyone
> feels a need to get into a position of control in order to
survive.
> It is a fear-driven approach. . . (For more information and
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> The Proactive Pregnancy: Defeating Cesarean Prenatally
>
> May 9-11, 2003
>
> Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort
>
> St. Petersburg, Florida
>
> The birth we desire is not an accident. It is the result of
planning
> and action to defeat cesarean birth before it grips us. This
> conference will help mothers and all childbirth professionals lead
> and not follow. Act instead of react. Offense before defense. Join
us
> in the beauty of the Florida Gulf as the International Cesarean
> Awareness Network and keynote speakers Gail Sforza Krebs, author of
> The Brewer Pregnancy Hotline, and Pauline Scott, author of Optimal
> Foetal Postitioning, forge new trails in the prevention of cesarean
> section. From the United States to New Zealand, from Ontario to
> Florida, be ready to Take Action! Contact Birthdance@a... for more
> info.
>
> Dear Friend of ICAN:
>
> Physicians, hospitals, birth centers, insurance companies, and
health
> regulatory agencies are no longer allowing a woman the right to
> choose a VBAC where and with whom she desires. Despite recent media
> attention declaring VBAC unsafe, a truthful examination of the
> research indicates that VBAC is still safe when spontaneous labor
is
> allowed to proceed without induction or augmentation. The website
of
> the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) contains
> information regarding the safety of VBAC and may be visited at
> www.ican-online.org.
>
> Sponsored by the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN), a
> petition is being signed now at www.petitionpetition.com to Support
> Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) as a safe method of childbirth
> and require childbirth professionals, hospitals and birth centers
to
> allow VBAC. By signing this petition, you believe that VBAC should
> continue to be allowed as a safe option in childbirth where and
with
> whom the mother chooses. To sign the petition, which will be sent
to
> the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, American
> Hospital Association, Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Cigna, and
> Kaiser Permanente, visit
> http://www.petitionpetition.com/cgi/petition.cgi?id=4208 or to
> www.ican-online.org and click on the petition link.
>
> Please sign this petition now! Your support is vital to keep VBAC
> safe and available! Please forward this email to any concerned
> parent or childbirth professional. The petition is only available
> for a short time, so please sign now by visiting
> http://www.petitionpetition.com/cgi/petition.cgi?id=4208 or
www.ican-
> online.org. Thank you!
>
> Sincerely,
> International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc.
> 1304 Kingsdale Avenue
> Redondo Beach, CA 90278
> (310)542-6400
> www.ican-online.org
> info@i...
>
>
> Midwifery Today presents The Hague, Netherlands Conference,
> Revitalizing
> Midwifery
>
> November 13-17, 2002
>
> Come and explore the world-renowned Dutch Model of midwifery care!
>
> This international conference is unique in that it will begin with
a
> two-day International Midwifery Education Conference. Teachers from
> around the world will share their ideas, techniques and programs
and
> our emphasis will be on keeping the midwifery model in education.
> These same educators will then teach in the next three days of our
> regular conference.
> This conference will focus on allowing midwives from around the
world
> to share what is best from their practices, countries and
> experience. Our first payment deadline of May 22 has passed, but I
> will extend the first deadline price until July 19. Please use Code
> 1906 on your registration form if you plan to attend in order to
> receive the extended deadline price. You can find our full program
> and registration form on our web site at
> http://www.midwiferytoday.com/conferences/netherlands or email me
> with your mailing address and we will mail you a program. Our hope
is
> that you will be filled with insights and information from midwives
> around the world and be evitalized to serve women even better. Our
> desire is to inform, not annoy. If you do not want to receive
notice
> of upcoming conferences, please advise me by emailing the original
> email back to me so it shows who it was originally sent to. I
> apologize for any inconvenience & thank you.
>
> Warm Regards,
> Karen Navarro
> Conference Coordinator
> Midwifery Today, Inc
> http://www.midwiferytoday.com
> Phone: 541-344-7438
> 800-743-0974
> Fax: 541-344-1422
>
> Guatemala Update
>
> You are awesome and your work is wonderful. I really really enjoy
the
> personal sharing and spiritual focus.....beautiful !
> Keep up all your good work.........we all (midwives, women) need
this
> so !
>
> We continue to work here in Guatemala empowering traditional
> midwives. Visit our web page when you have time. Midwives for
> Midwives and Women's Health International (MFM) is designing a
> healing workshop for burned out midwives or simply midwives who
want
> to work with the elements (earth air fire and water) and spend a
week
> with us in Antigua Guatemala next summer doing healing, personal
> growth work as it relates to who we are as midwives. I will let you
> know more as it develops.
>
> Thanks for being who you are and for doing what you do
> With respect
> in sisterhood
> Jenna Houston, CNM
> Director of Midwives for Midwives & Women's Health International
> www.midwivesformidwives.org
>
>
> Baby Sleep Articles
> Since you are a professional who works with parents of babies I
would
> like to offer you a set of 4 newsletters based on information from
my
> new book: The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby
> Sleep Through the Night (Foreword by Dr. William Sears) I have
> provided links and information below.
>
> If you would like a set of these one-page reproducible articles,
> please let me know. I will be happy to send you a set (free for a
> limited time!). You may use these as handouts in your work, print
> them in your newsletter, or use them on your website. Please let me
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> Regular Naps Improve Nighttime Sleep
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>
> If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to email me.
>
> Thank you!
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>
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>
>
>
> Postpartum Doula Workshops
>
> Birth Works® , Inc. is pleased to announce our calendar of
postpartum
> doula
> training workshops for 2002. The program, now in its second year,
> provides
> certification opportunities for women seeking professionalization of
> postpartum doula care. Our program is based on research and on the
> extensive experience of the founders and others involved who
believe
> in the
> value of postpartum doula work.
>
> November 18, 19, & 20 New York City Area/Bergen County, NJ
>
>
> For more information about Birth Works® postpartum doula
certification
> program, including philosophy and certification requirements,
please
> see our
> website at http://www.birthworks.org/ppdcert.html .
>
> For more information about the workshops visit www.seventhmoon.net .
>
>
> Babycatcher
>
> I'm a California (Berkeley) CNM, and I've written BABY CATCHER:
> Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, a memoir that Scribner is
> publishing. It concerns 15 years of home births and hospital
births,
> a lawsuit and its fallout, etc.
> The book can at last be ordered, and by mid April, it'll be in
> bookstores everywhere. Rosie Magazine is printing an excerpt in
their
> May issue, and two book clubs (Literary Guild and Doubleday) have
> chosen BABY CATCHER as an alternate
> selection.
> To read the first chapter, open the website www.babycatcher.net and
> click on Excerpt. Then sign my Guestbook, if you like.
> I'll soon begin a national book tour. Keep track of the scheduled
> appearances under Latest News on my website. Please pass this
> information on to everyone in your email address book. Marketing
only
> to midwives and their clients is like preaching to the choir; to
have
> an impact, my book must reach the mainstream reading audience, so
> please help spread the word.
> Thanks...
> Keep catching those babies, in the name of midwifery!
> Peggy Vincent, CNM
> www.babycatcher.net
>
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> BABY CATCHER: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, Peggy's memoir, can
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> 'Midwives help people out.'
>
>
> In Search of Intern
>
> Suzanne Arms is ready to take her next intern and can handle two
> interns at the same time, in case two friends want to come
together.
> The work is in Bayfield Colorado in the foothills of the western
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at
> her website for more information about being an intern.
> www.birthingthefuture.com
>
> Nurse-Midwifery Service/Practice Directors New Web Site
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> The CNM Service Directors Network, is pleased to announce that we
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> "When you come to the edge of all the light you know, and are
about
> to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one
of
> two things will happen: there will be something solid to stand on,
or
> you will be taught how to fly." -- Barbara J. Winter