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want to help a midwife help others?

By Molly | Published: 17 January 2012

“Haitian women experienced the highest maternal mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere prior to the January 2010 earthquake. [...] Today, women and girls experience even greater challenges.“ –Elizabeth Sepper, 2010-2012 Center for Reproductive Rights fellow at Columbia Law School Karen Feltham is a certified nurse midwife, a clinical instructor at Binghamton University in New York, and a [...]

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Eric is now Dr. Eric!

By Molly | Published: 16 December 2011

So pleased & proud. But what’s parenting like when neither partner is writing a dissertation???

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this week in pregnancy

By Molly | Published: 21 September 2011

has not been pretty, people. Since I’m both behind on my work (since I spent this afternoon trying to nap but throwing up instead) and fucking tired, I’ll just treat you to some excerpts from my journal. 14 September: I spent quite a bit of time this morning figuring out whether or not I was [...]

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survey results: what you mean when you say “I’m a feminist.”

By Molly | Published: 9 August 2011

Here are a few of your definitions of your own feminisms from the informal survey I conducted earlier this summer. I hope sharing these here is okay with you: if you would like for me to attribute your words to you, or to remove them, please do let me know in a comment or via email! Many [...]

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Choices in Childbirth asks for your help

By Molly | Published: 26 May 2011

The excellent Choices in Childbirth, which works to support mother-friendly birth options and to give families access to information, is a finalist for a grant from FAM (the Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery). Consider voting (by 30 May) to help them get funding. Here’s a PDF that lists and describes all the finalists. And here’s [...]