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“Mamalita: An Adoption Memoir” by Jessica ODwyer
Jessica O’Dwyer, author of “Mamalita” spoke as a voice of valor, compassion, humility and, most importantly, of determined love for her Guatemalan born children at last evening’s author reading at...
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The Strangest Job
“We have the strangest job!” Susan sighed while pulling up a chair at the nurse’s station next to Jenny. Jenny laughed while continuing with her nursing paperwork. Susan sipped her coffee as she opened...
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9/11 Grief honors birthing families
Losing Lauren, his pregnant wife, in the crash of flight 93 on 9/11, Jack Grandcola found that giving provided his path through grief. Jack incorporated personal loss into his public and private...
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The Twelve Nights of L & D
(Sing to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”) On the Twelfth Night of L & D, the shift gave to us : 12 Sets of Twins 11 Triage Patients 10 Drunken Guests 9 Hypertensives 8 4th Degrees 7 Code...
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Robin Lim, Midwife, CNN 2011 Hero of the Year!
It is fitting that during the Christmas Season, On December 11, 2011, Ibu (Mother) Robin Lim was honored as CNN 2011 Hero of the Year! Robin’s honor is also a victory for marginalized childbearing...
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Robin Lim Accepts Birthkeeper Award
Robin Lim, CPM and 2011 CNN Hero of the Year, accepts the first Jeannine Parvati Memorial Birthkeeper award from the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, in San Francisco on...
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Selling Sizzle, not the Steak
This “Africa for Norway” video exemplifies feel-good sizzle to successfully fundraise without substance. Many charities use feel-good promotions and exploitative stories without real plans, directions...
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First and last breath – May holiday murders bring renewal
This week the western world prepares to celebrate the birth of a child born into poverty from an underage teenage mother who was traveling with an older man. After he grew to adulthood, this baby was...
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“I Cain’t Go Home”
(The following essay was written several years ago, inspired by a patient affected by another senseless murder. Identifying information was changed. ) “They killed my brother this evening! You cain’t...
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Wall Street Journal on Midwives
Hey Gals — We made the Wall Street Journal! Mainstream American press acknowledges what Europe’s health care system practiced all along! Midwives are best for supporting and encouraging the normal. See...
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