In the mail today I recieved a packet with two copies of Midwifery Today’s latest magazine. My doula birth in a Ukrainian birth house story was in it, as well as two articles by Denise Thompson, a midwife who’s attended births here as well.
I’m hoping we’ll get Ukraine “on the map” as far as birth [...]
Archive for the ‘birth advocacy’ Category
Midwifery Today
Posted in Life in Ukraine, birth advocacy on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
great post
Posted in birth advocacy, breastfeeding on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I liked this post about the parent-child (esp. mother-child) relationship. It’s so important who we read and believe and who shapes our views of mothering and fathering. Be a Berean about this, be diligent and actively pursue knowledge and truth.
birth
Posted in Family, Learning about Birth, birth advocacy, church life on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
just got home today from a beautiful and deeply satisfying home birth.
Thank you, God!
Vitaliy is the silent hero, being a fantastic dad while mommy is away.
birth in a birth house
Posted in Learning about Birth, Life in Ukraine, birth advocacy on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago, I witnessed a natural birth in a birth house. (A few months earlier, I’d witnessed a c-section in a birth house.) I was doula for a Ukrainain couple.
I was shocked.
I cried for days afterwards.
I would wake up early, early thinking about what I’d seen.
And I keep putting pieces together.
Part of the horror: [...]
Домашний Ребёнок “Home Child”
Posted in Learning about Birth, Life in Ukraine, birth advocacy on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently found this wonderful magazine, Домашний Ребёнок.
This magazine is based in Russia and it’s a new endeavor. About 2 weeks ago I got ahold of issue number 3, and I gobbled it up, and yes, it’s all in Russian! (A side benefit is that it’s great for my language skills.) There was an article explaining [...]
more midwifery STUFF!!!
Posted in Learning about Birth, Life in Ukraine, birth advocacy on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I searched the internet for med supplies in Kiev, and I found what I was looking for! So I hopped on van #444 and rode to the pharmacy where I could buy:
and I also bought a Pinnard horn–commonly used here:
As I was walking home, I stopped in another pharmacy, and lo and behold! Red [...]
almost everything becomes connected to midwifery
Posted in Learning about Birth, Life in Ukraine, birth advocacy on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In my life, it’s true. So here i am, at Magelan (mag-ee-LAHN, meaning Magellan), the huge mall we live right next to, indulging in a cappuchino and reading about homeschooling during the early years.
On my way out, I decide to look at the miniscule sewing section the store has, as my small children have been away [...]
Just posted Vika’s birth story
Posted in Family, Life in Ukraine, birth advocacy, special things on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
here, if you want to read about it.
an accomplishment
Posted in Learning about Birth, Life in Ukraine, birth advocacy on March 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Two couples in my church have asked me to attend their births as a doula. In order for me (and the father) to be allowed in the birth house with the mom, we have to do two medical tests: 1) a chest x-ray showing we don’t have active TB, and 2) a nose swab that [...]
birth preparation class
Posted in Learning about Birth, birth advocacy on February 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday afternoon, I taught a 4-hour class for 4 Christian couples planning to birth together soon. It was so fun! We covered the three phases of the dilation stage, the mother’s emotional signs, comfort measures and positions, and what the husband can do particularly.
We had a blast. We dimmed the lights, used lavendar scents, played music, practised massage, affirmations and encouragment, read Scripture, [...]
