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Midwifery is the term traditionally used to describe the art of assisting a woman through childbirth. In the modern context, this term is used to describe the activities of these health care providers who are experts in women's health care including giving prenatal care to expecting mothers. They attend the birth of the infant and provide postpartum care to the mother and her infant. Practitioners of midwifery are known as midwives, a term used in reference to both women and men (the term means "with woman").
Midwives are autonomous practitioners who are specialists in normal pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum. Midwives are also primary care givers: providing general women's health care. Midwives are trained to recognize and deal with deviations from the norm. Obstetricians, in contrast, are specialists in illness related to childbearing and in surgery. The two professions are complementary. Midwives refer to obstetricians when a woman requires care beyond her areas of expertise. In many jurisdictions, these professions work together to provide care to childbearing women. In others, only the midwife is available to provide care. Midwives are trained to handle certain situations that are considered abnormal using non-invasive techniques, including breech birth on occasion. In many areas of the world, traditional birth attendants, also known as traditional midwives care for childbearing women.
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@TraeSoulBadu its only supervisin in retail atm. but its bringin money b4 i go uni in sep 2do my midwifery course. work in new look n wallis
london_fem_22 (michelle ) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:56:18 -0000
@TraeSoulBadu its only supervisin in retail atm. but its bringin money b4 i go uni in sep 2do my midwifery course. work in new look n wallis
Provincial government, American servicemembers dedicate midwifery program in Afghanistan http://ow.ly/16h0j2
Dzpilot1 (Derek White) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:10:23 -0000
Provincial government, American servicemembers dedicate midwifery program in Afghanistan http://ow.ly/16h0j2
Provincial government, American servicemembers dedicate midwifery program in Afghanistan http://ow.ly/16h0j1
usafpressdesk (USAF Pressdesk) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:10:22 -0000
Provincial government, American servicemembers dedicate midwifery program in Afghanistan http://ow.ly/16h0j1
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healing_massage (Healing Massage) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:08:30 -0000
Holistic Midwifery Volume 2 by Anne Frye - San Antonio,TX - $120.00http://bit.ly/92tscK
@nancygarden you have the new iPhone. I still have the old one. I use it a lot for work, doubt I can find the same midwifery apps.
kls010 (Karen Saunders) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:38:47 -0000
@nancygarden you have the new iPhone. I still have the old one. I use it a lot for work, doubt I can find the same midwifery apps.
A pregnant missus ready to burst + Heavy snow and freezing conditions for next ten days, midwifery crash course coming up!!!
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A pregnant missus ready to burst + Heavy snow and freezing conditions for next ten days, midwifery crash course coming up!!!
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Auckland University of Technology - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Programme information.
Birthspirit - Maggie Banks, author of Breech Birth, Woman-Wise and Home Birth Bound which can be ordered from the site. Registration and information for Midwifery Skills for Emergencies courses. Site has a breech birth photo.
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Childbirth at Kate Sheppard Midwifery - Currently a contact listing page for a service in conjunction with specialists available in Auckland.
Meta Description: [ Midwifery - delivering babies, helping doctors delivering babies, post - natal care. antenatal eduction ]
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Midwifery - Course outline and programme details.
Golden Bay Midwifery Services - Services, antenatal classes, and noticeboard for midwives located in Golden Bay.
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Massey University - Midwifery Programme - Course information for study at the Wellington or Palmerston North campus.
New Zealand College of Midwives - Find a midwife or read some related articles; find out about the objectives, services and policies of the school and details on courses of study.
Meta Description: [ Information for midwives on midwifery practice in New Zealand, research, education & training and for childbearing women on birth options, finding a midwife, midwifery care and lead maternity carer options. ]
New Zealand Workforce Statistics 1999 - Nurses and Midwives - New Zealand statistics for the nursing and midwife workforce from 1990 to 1998.
Meta Description: [ New Zealand statistics for the nursing and midwife workforce, 2004. ]
Nursing and Midwifery at Victoria University, Wellington - Postgraduate course information and abstracts for theses and research projects.
Otago Polytechnic - Midwifery - Programme information for the Bachelor of Midwifery, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and the Master of Midwifery.
Sacred Birth - Independent midwives located in the Bay of Islands area providing antenatal clinics, antenatal classes, and midwifery services. All services are free to women.
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Sarah Stewart - Midwifery Lecturer and Midwife - Offers articles on New Zealand midwifery and information regarding her midwifery practice in Dunedin, Otago.
Search for a midwife in New Zealand - Midwife locator. Information on health topics, the latest medical research, and health news.
Meta Description: [ Everybody: the healthcare hub for Kiwis - information on over 250 health topics, New Zealand support groups, the latest medical research and health features. ]
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Waikato Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Midwifery - Midwifery programme offered in Hamilton.
Waterford Birth Centre - A publicly funded, privately operated birth centre in Hamilton. It was established by 3 independent midwives to provide primary maternity services which are free to women. A virtual tour of the facilities is available.
Meta Description: [ River Ridge is a publicly funded, privatly operated Birth Centre in Hamilton New Zealand.It was established by 3 Independant Midwives to provide primary maternity services which are free to women ]
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