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How Midwives are like the Somali Pirates

I just read this article that debunks the construction of Somali pirates as robbers at sea and it got me thinking about midwives. What struck me first in reading this article was the gap between the...

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Can’t

Not everyone can bear children.  Not everyone will bear children in the same way, or with the same outcome. The reasons for this vary widely.  Sometimes there are no reasons. In the United States 7.4%...

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How We Bond

I just packed for my partner who has a camping trip with 20 teenagers this weekend.  It’s a division of labor that suits our nearly 17 year relationship; she hates to pack, I kind of like it, love her...

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Home Death Revelation!

I watched the documentary “A Family Undertaking” last night.  It’s about home funerals. I already had a hunch that I was as much of a death radical as I am a birth radical and this video (available on...

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First, Do No Harm

Risk Factors for America This week a striking statistic crossed my path - families without paid leave have higher rates of infant mortality. I have to let that sit for a moment so you can soak it in....

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Birth as an Opportunity for Life Not Just Survival

A friend who read my blog came away with the impression that I think the experience of birth is more important than the outcome, meaning that I would advocate for risky but meaningful births, or deny...

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What to do with a Body

I’m still not sure what to do with a body.  I am meditating on this poem by Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks).  I thought I would share this puppetry version, just for fun. It relates to the themes I...

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Turning Away from Erotic Power?

One of the things I respect most about the midwives I have seen in action is their ability to listen deeply to birth and discern whether things are ok, or not.  This is notable, because a lot can seem...

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Learning That Lives in the Flesh

I’ll admit - when I hear people talking about their epidural labors, or their breastless baby feedings, or their down-the-hall-in-the-crib sleepings, it makes me queasy. Literally. When it happens I...

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Pause for Reflection

by LJ Martin - janesearing.wordpress.com I just wanted to acknowledge that I haven’t written in a while.  It’s been a productive time, but one in which I have not found much space for the formation of...

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