Mobile health clinics are a practical but underused solution to the growing number of maternity care deserts in the US.
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Many women want to see the same one or two midwives throughout, and want to chose where they give birth. And when the time comes, they want a vaginal birth, with less intervention.
Several familiar maternity terms have been abandoned after a consultation with pregnant women and healthcare professionals.
Go back to 17th- and 18th-century England and France and you’ll see the same sort of handwringing over birthrates that we’re seeing today.
The plight of women who had to give birth alone during the pandemic is a good starting point to discuss a better childbirth experience for all women.
‘Catching a baby’ or caring for new parents on Christmas Day is special, midwives say. But Christmas can also be a vulnerable time for many women, especially so during a pandemic.
Many women are turning away from hospital births during the pandemic, preferring to give birth at home. But midwives aren’t always available to support them. So some are birthing without one.
During a pandemic, a home birth starts looking better every second. Midwives with their specialized skills in low-risk normal birth can be of great service.
Childbirth used to be a terrifying ordeal. But women were surrounded by others – mothers, aunts, sisters – who brought love and experience. But midway through the 19th century, this changed.
Evidence suggests that microbes play a vital role in health. But what microbes we get depends whether we were born in a hospital versus at home. That could impact our health decades later.
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Researcher in Medical Anthropology, University of Edinburgh
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Associate Professor of Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Lead Midwife for Education, University of South Wales
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard University
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Professor of History & Director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Clinical Academic Obstetrician, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in English, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor, Midwifery Education Program, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Health History, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida
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Nurse Practitioner, College of Medicine, University of Florida
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Midwifery, Yale University
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MD candidate, School of Medicine, University of Florida