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Naaman
Naaman . In the Bible, Syrian captain whom Elisha cured miraculously of leprosy. ... Read more
natural childbirth
natural childbirth (nach-ĕr-ăl) n. labour and delivery that relies largely on the efforts of the mother alone, with the minimum of medical intervention.... Read more
Egeria
Egeria , in Roman religion and mythology, goddess or nymph of fountains. Consort and adviser of King Numa, she was also identified with Diana and worshiped as a goddess of childbirth. The name is used as an epithet for a female adviser or companion. ... Read more
Aaron's-rod
Aaron's-rod popular name for several tall-flowering, infrequently branching plants, such as goldenrod and mullein. The name is an allusion to the rod that Aaron placed before the ark and that miraculously blossomed and bore almonds. ... Read more
oxytocin
oxytocin , hormone released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that facilitates uterine contractions and the milk-ejection reflex. The structure of oxytocin, a cyclic peptide consisting of nine amino acids, was determined in 1953 and in the same year it was synthesized in the labor... Read more
obstetrics
obstetrics , branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth (see birth ), and the time after childbirth. Obstetricians work to ensure that pregnancy culminates in the delivery of a healthy baby, without impairing the health of the mother. The mother's m... Read more
Diana
Diana , in Roman religion, goddess of the moon, forests, animals, and women in childbirth. She was probably originally a forest goddess and a special patroness of women. She was identified with the Greek Artemis , and at her temple on the Aventine at Rome she was honored as the virgin goddess. Her ... Read more
Sir James Young Simpson
Sir James Young Simpson 1811-70, Scottish physician, M.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1832. He became (1839) professor of medicine and midwifery at Edinburgh. For a while he employed ether anesthesia in childbirth, but soon abandoned its use in favor of chloroform, which he introduced as an anesthetic in 1... Read more
Halle
Halle , Fr. Hal, commune (1991 pop. 32,758), Flemish Brabant prov., central Belgium, on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal. It is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, carpets, and iron and steel products. Halle's Gothic Church of Our Lady (14th-15th cent.), a popular pilgri... Read more
Jean Baptiste Jouvenet
Jean Baptiste Jouvenet , 1644-1717, French painter, one of a family of painters. He worked in Paris in the studio of Charles Le Brun, whose manner he acquired and whose favor at court he shared. He is best known for his religious paintings; the most important are the series of four canvases for St. ... Read more

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healing
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...cautioned to observe complex purification rituals after intercourse, childbirth, or menstruation, and were cautioned to eat only certain foods and avoid...the cult of saints . Monarchs, merchants, and peasants all sought out miraculous Read more

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Pregnancy and childbirth as moments of violation: we want to share the experiences on our pregnancy process and childbirth. We want to speak on these powerful, miraculous and life-generating moments.
Magazine article from: Women Magazine; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...cultures, other customs relating to childbirth, and so on. Moving worlds, changes in...been experiences of violence during childbirth, we clearly perceived two situations...can I know that this is the moment of childbirth? and the need for a more clear dialogue... Read more
Embracing birth: rediscover the birthing instinct with childbirth educator Ellie Lee.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: New Life Journal; 12/1/2002; ; 503 words ; ...intelligent protocols in modern childbirth in America. Childbirth is a powerful rite of passage. It has the potential...lack of privacy, and misuse of medical technology. Childbirth is sacred. It is the gateway for a new soul to enter...pregnancy and labor. For this reason, doulas and childbirth ... Read more
Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures.(Book review)
Magazine article from: ForeWord; 9/1/2007; ; 457 words ; Work Title: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures Work Author(s): Vincent Lam Weinstein Books 355 pages...her patient, Janice. Trapped in the throes of a natural childbirth gone bad, Janice makes a bold decision: The actual operation...bloodletting each character must undergo to endure or the miraculous cures ... Read more
Exploring Our Minds and Bodies.(childbirth educator workshop)
Newspaper article from: Special Delivery; 9/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, and Lactation Educator I recently sponsored an A LACE Labor Assistant workshop in Santa Cruz...Feeling the birth passages of a woman who had never been pregnant reinforced the knowledge that our bodies have the miraculous ability to embrace and accommodate a birthing baby. ... Read more
Giving birth in a climate of fear.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Activist; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...hold in the previous century with assertions that childbirth was too dangerous to be left in the hands of unqualified...contrast to other conditions and diseases of the time, childbirth outcomes were generally good, leading to increased...capital, more than three times as many women died in childbirth in ... Read more
National Organization for Women and Midwifery.
Newspaper article from: Special Delivery; 12/22/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...the California Association of Midwives' Midwifery Childbirth Awareness Projects (MCAP). We are the non-profit...purpose is to educate the public about midwifery and childbirth alternatives and to facilitate communication among...childbearing women, the NOW Resolution on Choices in Childbirth was indeed a ... Read more
The Power of Birth Stories.
Newspaper article from: Special Delivery; 3/22/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...you join the conversation. Whatever else has changed in childbirth over the centuries, one thing has stayed the same: Women...from the first stabbing contraction all the way to its miraculous conclusion. Such storytelling arises from an instinctive...labor brought on unbearable pain. I had planned a natural ... Read more
Secrets of Women: Gender, Generation, and the Origins of Human Dissection.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/2008; ; 588 words ; ...and caesarian sections performed on women who died in childbirth. She convincingly shows that religious practices regarding...most notably that holy anatomies aimed at confirming the miraculous bodies of female candidates for sainthood--were in fact...advice in treating infertility, supervising pregnancy and ... Read more
Stands up for birth.(Pregnancy & Birth)
Newspaper article from: Special Delivery; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth, contractions are more painful and...want to make their own choices in childbirth. Many birthing couples strive for...and maneuver the energy of birth is miraculous. Left to move as she pleases, she...to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. ... Read more
Continuity, change and collaboration in midwifery: from Japan, memories of a midwife at 95 years of age; and from India, news of a new project to improve midwifery education and care for safe motherhood.
Magazine article from: International Midwifery; 12/1/2006; 653 words ; ...t I? 'It so happens this wasn't the first time I had seen childbirth. I had already watched a local midwife at work, and now I...demands wholehearted love, respect and joy at being on hand to a miraculous event. That's the spirit I want to see in the hearts of young... Read more