Midwifery - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The American Association of Birth Centers: history, membership, and current initiatives.

30 Aug 2009 The American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) is a multidisciplinary membership organization dedicated to the birth center model of care. This article reviews the history, membership, and current policy initiatives of the AABC. The history of ... Read more...

Third stage of labour care for women at low risk of postpartum haemorrhage.

30 Aug 2009 In normal birth there should be a valid reason to interfere with normal processes. Yet, active management of third stage labor is being imposed on women who have no known risks of postpartum hemorrhage. This article examines the evidence from ... Read more...

The Collaboration for Maternal and Newborn Health: interprofessional maternity care education for medical, midwifery, and nursing students.

29 Jun 2009 The Collaboration for Maternal and Newborn Health, a multidisciplinary group of maternity care providers from the University of British Columbia (UBC), received funding from Health Canada to develop interprofessional education programs for health ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Midwifery - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The American Association of Birth Centers: history, membership, and current initiatives. 30 Aug 2009
• Third stage of labour care for women at low risk of postpartum haemorrhage. 30 Aug 2009
• Do we scare because we care? 30 Aug 2009
• It bothers sheep, too. 29 Jun 2009
• Maternal healthcare in South India. 29 Jun 2009
• 'You're in it for the challenge': volunteering in South Sudan. 29 Jun 2009
• Reflexology in preconception and pregnancy. 29 Jun 2009
• Incorporating hypnosis into midwifery. 29 Jun 2009
• Emotional freedom technique (1). 29 Jun 2009
• The Collaboration for Maternal and Newborn Health: interprofessional maternity care education for medical, midwifery, and nursing students. 29 Jun 2009
• The folly of 'fully': part 2. 30 May 2009
• Midwifery basics: caring for women with medical conditions (8). Thyroid disease and pregnancy. 30 May 2009
• Talking about breastfeeding: emotion, context and 'good' mothering. 30 May 2009
• Stop and listen: a reflection. 30 May 2009
• Bermuda's first water birth. 30 May 2009
• A midwife's tale. 30 May 2009
• Feminist and queer phenomenology: a framework for perinatal nursing practice, research, and education for advancing lesbian health. 30 May 2009
• Midwifery basics: caring for women with medical conditions (7): neurological conditions during pregnancy and birth. 29 Apr 2009
• Not safe for babies' bottom? 30 Mar 2009
• Midwifery basics: caring for women with medical conditions (6): Infections in pregnancy. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Midwifery'

Definition: The practice of assisting women in childbirth.

Descriptor UI: D008880

Alternative terms: Midwifery; Midwives; Midwife; Traditional Birth Attendant; Birth Attendant, Traditional; Birth Attendants, Traditional; Traditional Birth Attendants;

Related Mesh Headings: Home Childbirth; Nurse Midwives;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.478.676.416;

History Note: 66; was MIDWIVES 1963-65

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; check also tag PREGNANCY