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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

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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...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...
Embracing birth: rediscover the birthing instinct with childbirth educator Ellie Lee.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: New Life Journal; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...reason, doulas and childbirth educators play an important...during the season of childbirth. They can be pivotal...birth not only to a miraculous baby, but also to a...Lee is an Asheville childbirth educator. For information...
Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures.(Book review)
Magazine article from: ForeWord; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Work Title: Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures Work Author(s): Vincent...Trapped in the throes of a natural childbirth gone bad, Janice makes a bold...must undergo to endure or the "miraculous cures" of unexplainable synchronicity...
Fathers need to be a part of childbirth, strengthen bonds
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/5/2005; ; 649 words ; As I have conducted studies of the childbirth experiences of women over the past two...their experiences during pregnancy, childbirth and the transition to fatherhood. One...experience for fathers who witness the miraculous process. When Jonathan held his newborn...
Miraculous moment
Newspaper article from: The Press; 12/17/2005; ; 600 words ; ...Noel focuses on: French, Scottish and German. It was a miraculous, wonderful moment in time -- one Christmas Eve in 1914 when...whether his wife, stuck behind enemy lines, has survived childbirth. They're all hunkered down, surrounded by misery, snow...
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...never been pregnant reinforced the knowledge that our bodies have the miraculous ability to embrace and accommodate a birthing baby. Imagining that each...
Among the dead, legend of `miraculous one' grows
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/1/1998; ; 586 words ; ...Milagrosa, a turn-of-the-century woman who died in childbirth, was mourned by a heartbroken husband and is revered by Cubans as their unofficial saint. La Milagrosa, Spanish for "the Miraculous One," was in life Amelia Goyri de Adot, who died May 3...
Tibetans get much-needed childbirth help with U.S.-funded clinic.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 10/19/2004; 700+ words ; ...she recalled. The family was so stunned by the seemingly miraculous recovery that when Lee tried to offer the infant to her mother...available. For mothers, the statistical odds of dying in childbirth are as high as 1 in 40. That would make childbearing more...
Cable network plans to deliver first Internet childbirth live Birth broadcast aims to educate, mother and doctors say
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/12/1998; ; 614 words ; ...women nervous about having their first child. "It's such a miraculous and wonderful event," said Walter Larimore, a doctor who...by her doctor about the idea because of her history of easy childbirth and quick labor. "They at first wanted us to use aliases...
Childbirth special, not TV spectacle
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 2/4/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...people who might otherwise never see a birth as it happens how miraculous it really is when a new baby comes into the world. Fair enough...anywhere else along its journey to what our elite suddenly deem "miraculous" and "beautiful" -- only once the parents have decided...