A SELECTION OF ARTICLES FROM ISSUES 74 - 83 (1997-1999) OF MIDWIFERY MATTERS (Click on the underlined title to open the page.)
(See also Midwives' Wisdom: selected archives from the 'ukmidwifery' email discussion group, on many pregnancy and birth topics.)
Reclaiming the Art in Birth - How are the arts of touch, craft and play importand to midwifery? By Sara Wickham.
Images of Birth - Kim Dominguez compares her grandmother's experience as a lay midwife in Canada with her own hospital training.
Through Irish Eyes - Marie O'Connor reports from the Midwifery Today conference, on midwifery worldwide with a closer look at Ireland.
European Midwives - Liaison Committee report. An overview of midwifery status in Europe, including Estonia.
Vitamin K supplementation for newborns - is it necessary? Correspondence from our UK midwifery mailing list.
A midwife-led service evolves - St Mary's Maternity Unit, Melton Mowbray. By Diane Guiver.
Midwives' Stories - the importance of informal ways of sharing knowledge, by Nessa McHugh.
Buddha supports evidence-based practice! - an inspirational quotation.
Response: Evidence-Based Midwifery Guidelines - Dr John Stevenson's comments on Jane Munro's article (MM, Summer 1999)
A Student's Impression of Homebirth
Invaders of Privacy - when are vaginal examinations really necessary?
Evidence based midwifery guidelines by Jane Munro
Report of the Spring 1999 National Meeting.
Breastfeeding Triplets by S Brown
Planned Breech Birth at Home by Lynda Cantillon
Assisted Birth - not Assisted Delivery by Debby Gould
Midwifery Skills needed for Breech Birth by Mary Cronk
Editorial - "Small Change" by Margaret Jowitt - what has changed, since 'Changing Childbirth'?
Lost in a Maze by Pat Schan - the state of midwifery today
Can a Twin Birth be a Positive Experience? by Jane Evans
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Updated 5 February 2004 (LW)