Sentences with phrase «acted as midwife»

American wine kingpin Robert Mondavi acted as midwife when Leeuwin, a former cattle farm, was being converted in the early 1970's.

«When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she shall live.»

Sullivan and Lemay were hired by JV to provide private pre-natal classes and to act as midwives during a home birth.

The other female mammals known to act as midwives to each other include common marmosets, elephants, bottle - nosed dolphins and, of course, humans.

* According to the OED, maieutic = pertaining to (intellectual) midwifery; i.e. to the Socratic process of helping a person to bring into full consciousness conceptions previously latent in his mind (from the Greek maieuesthai, to act as midwife).

Not exact matches

More to the point, just as William Paley, in his perverse way, acted as a kind of accidental midwife to Darwin's theory, so too I think the speculations of Michael J. Behe and William A. Dembski (and others, many of whom belong to the Discovery Institute) will lead not to a more robust theism but to a new impetus to find adequate explanatory laws for chemical complexity.

She doesn't believe in routine circumcision, but has seen many circumcised boys in her years as a midwife, and even acted as a mohel for a while.

Evidently that means that homebirth midwives monitor pregnant women NOT because such monitoring provides valuable information to be acted upon as necessary, but simply because it is a ritual that women expect.

HB midwives act like birth is as safe as a stroll through a vineyard on a sunny day, which begs the question — if it's inherently safe, then why does anyone need a midwife??

She was an active member of both California Association of Midwives and California Nurse Midwives Association, working as a liaison to the boards of both during the licensed midwife practice act legislation in the 1990s, and lobbied extensively for both CNM and LM legislative efforts.

In her book Birthing From Within, nurse midwife and childbirth educator Pam England calls writing birth plans, «a ritual of modern pregnancy» that can act as, «a hidden reef on which your efforts toward deeper birth preparation may run aground.»

So the parents are out that cost, plus the $ 800 - $ 1000 fee the midwife charges if there is a transfer (if the midwife collects fees from insurance, she will charge a fee for «emergency transfers» which insurance companies don't cover, it's out of pocket) PLUS if the woman wants the midwife to stay with her after she transfers to the hospital that is an additional $ 750 fee (the midwife will act as a doula for the woman)

I would have dedicated attention and care from midwives who would coach me through the birthing process as something my body was designed to do — a completely natural act of nature versus a medical emergency that required medication.

around midnight i began to question my decision to have a home birth, & maria was getting tired... she called in a second midwife for support & my doula arrived from another birth... i was afraid of the power - i hadn't felt it like this in kayenn's birth... i was afraid that i would come apart - even though i had to - i know now that coming apart is a part of the process... someplace in the middle of this birth i realized that i did not know how to do this - i was acting against the birth process - literally & emotionally... i had a mental idea of what it should look, sound, smell, be like... after some hours maria checked me again, i had been at 9 cm for 4 hours... she said to me, «some babies can come through at 9 cm, but yours will not, sokhna... sokhna, you are going to have to fight to bring this baby out... go into the bathroom, get in the shower & work it out... «so i did... i went in the cold bathroom alone & remembered every cold detail of kayenn's birth... i wondered if i could get to the hospital on time to have an emergency c - section & i began to cry... & as i cried i had to go to the bathroom - i sat on the toilet & the rushes came down like nothing i can explain - but they didn't hurt - it was just POWER!

What do you know... Normal birth is a vaginal birth without any evil interventions, with pain with good purpose, and a midwife holding your hand, basically acting as epidural.

The midwife, or dukun bayi, acts as a third grandmother, representing the ancestors.

In the hospital, both your doula and midwife will act as your advocate for the birth you desire in a safe and supported environment.

Often, a perinatologist won't act as your primary healthcare provider but will work in conjunction with your OB - GYN or midwife.

The community midwife who attended the woman and found her to be 1 cm acted as all women opting for homebirths are aware of.

Q: What are the outcomes of the changes to maternity care in the 1990s, allowing midwives to act as independent lead carers, for mothers and babies?

With Claudia, you are literally hiring a certified professional midwife to act as your birth doula.

I had a student midwife acting as a labor coach, helping me focus my breathing and pushing when things got rough toward the end.

The American College of Nurse - Midwives Foundation, Groundworks Initiatives, and the University of British Columbia acted as fiscal agents for this project.

In some models, midwives provide continuity of midwifery care to all women from a defined geographical location, acting as lead professional for women whose pregnancy and birth is uncomplicated, and continuing to provide midwifery care to women who experience medical and obstetric complications in partnership with other professionals.

Karen Carr, a Baltimore midwife who has delivered more than 1,200 babies and is well known in the childbirth community, was indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, as well as charges of child abuse, neglect and acting without a license.

The waitlists are out of this world and I've been turned away from every practice — in Canada midwifery is covered under our health care act, so it's not as simple as finding a private midwife.

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Tampa, FL About Blog Barefoot Birth is a birth service company specializing in concierge home birth services with a midwife, personalized prenatal care, doula support, childbirth education, massage therapy, postpartum support, professional birth photography, and acts as a resource for expecting families.

Tampa, FL About Blog Barefoot Birth is a birth service company specializing in concierge home birth services with a midwife, personalized prenatal care, doula support, childbirth education, massage therapy, postpartum support, professional birth photography, and acts as a resource for expecting families.

Tampa, FL About Blog Barefoot Birth is a birth service company specializing in concierge home birth services with a midwife, personalized prenatal care, doula support, childbirth education, massage therapy, postpartum support, professional birth photography, and acts as a resource for expecting families.

Linda McDonald Child and family nurse Linda McDonald is a registered nurse and midwife currently acting as a consultant with the Maternal Child Health Nurses in the Women's Youth and Children's Community Health Program (ACT).

Tampa, FL About Blog Barefoot Birth is a birth service company specializing in concierge home birth services with a midwife, personalized prenatal care, doula support, childbirth education, massage therapy, postpartum support, professional birth photography, and acts as a resource for expecting families.