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and Home Birth

"If the Lord has something he wants you to do,
you won't have no good luck unless you do it"
-Minnie Farr, a granny midwife from Arkansas

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ESCOGIENDO SU PARTERA

Preguntas Para Hacer

�Por cu�nto tiempo ha estado practicando?

�D�nde obtuvo su entrenamiento?

�Por cu�nto tiempo hizo su entrenamiento?

�Mientras bajo supervisi�n a cu�ntos partos asisti�?

�Cu�ntos hijos tiene ella? �D�nde nacieron y por qui�n fue atendido su parto?

�A cu�ntos alumbramientos asisti�? �Cu�ntos fueron partos en casa?

�Trabaja sola ella? �Tiene asistentes? �Trabaja en grupo con otras parteras?

�Qu� pasa si ella debe transferirte al hospital?

�Cu�l es su tasa de transferencias?

�Qu� piensa ella acerca de hacer la episiotom�a? �Cu�l es su tasa?

�Cu�ntas madres tienen el perin� intacto? �Cada cu�nto tiempo requieren puntos ellas?

�Puede suturar ella?

�Cu�ndo se va de vacaciones? �Si algo pasa durante su ausencia,

tiene respalda por si acaso?

�Cu�l es su cuota? �Qu� est� incluido? �Para cuando debe ser pagado en total?

�Cu�ndo asisti� a sus �ltimos 3 nacimientos? P�dele por sus tel�fonos y

nombres c�mo referencias.


 

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Home Sweet Homebirth - The Video
click here for more information


(Video Cover)


A fascinating documentary of the history
of
midwives from antiquity to the present day.
Includes
interviews with noted doctors and historians
and many people who have experienced a home birth
for themselves.

HOME SWEET HOMEBIRTH will undoubtedly enhance
your knowledge of midwives and the home birth experience.
54 minutes


REVIEWS
"...a good educational tool-I would love to show it to my students.
The pictures are wonderful!"
-Kathryn Shisler Harrod (Professor, Marquette Univ.-College of Nursing)

"...paints a very accurate picture of these issues.
Thanks for filling this much needed gap."
-Marilyn Greene (Midwife, Certified Health Education Specialist)


"...love the array of professionals, midwives, CBE's and parents
you interview...credible view of Homebirth and normal birth
that this society needs to see."
-JillCohen (Associate Editor/Midwifery Today)

"Want to motivate home birth families and midwifery clients
or anyone wise to become active in midwifery advocacy?
This video would be a great place to start.
...comes with a wonderful extra bonus: a packet of reproducible
handouts...for how to put together a public education event."
-Susan Hodges (President/Citizens for Midwifery)

To order send $25.00 to:
Yvonne Cryns
5703 Hillcrest
Richmond, IL. 60071
Phone: 815-678-7531