NYC Midwives

Happy National Midwifery Week!

Have a great time at #M4M today, everyone!

Hey NYC midwives! What do you love or hate about being an NYC midwife?

Really interesting. Anyone have thoughts on this? Do IV fluids in labor result in greater neonatal weight loss? tinyurl.com/3tyexnt

This is seriously amazing & important work being done in Nepal to make safe motherhood a reality for all of its women. http://ow.ly/5SyhI

Great piece today on GMA featuring on of our own! fb.me/RES16ZgC #homebirth #midwifery

From the Unnecessarean Blog. This month's Green Journal had an editorial on the rising c-section rate. Thoughts? http://ow.ly/5O7Zw

Watching 'Pregnant in America.' Wonderful #birth documentary. Highly recommend! And you can watch it on hulu, here: hulu.com/watch/235715/p…

Interesting article on home birth. What are your thoughts on it? yhoo.it/pt25zC

Exciting things upcoming from your @nycmidwives PR committee!

NYC Midwives has a facebook page! Like us today! http://ow.ly/4t0a7

FDA says go ahead, compound it and sell at a reasonable price. #hydroxyprogesteronecaproate http://ow.ly/4pJTY

Interesting video: "The Family Centered Cesarean" Thoughts? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5RIcaK98Yg

Would love to hear everyone's opinion on this! RT @ceridwenmorris: Why Midwife-Led Care Should Be The Norm su.pr/AF3GpQ

Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of International Women's day. What does that mean to you NY?

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Interesting alert re: using Terbutaline for treatment of preterm labor: http://ow.ly/3YCTn

Indeed! RT @mrdarius interesting "common ground" meeting; http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2011/01/06/home-birth-common-ground/

People: Midwives Make a Difference- WRA member initiatives Safe Motherhood Initiative in Zimbabwe http://bit.ly/eDJxg0 #maternal health

This is fascinating and even funny! RT @Hlth_Literacy #History of #Infant Feeding: Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries http://ht.ly/3tntq