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Editorial
Maggie Banks
page 5
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Correspondence
page 6-7
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When I Am an Old Midwife …
Sara Wickham
page 8
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Poem

“At the Moment Midwifery is My Life and My Family Are My Hobby”: Third Year Student Midwives’ Reflections on Their Experiences of Juggling Study and Family Life
Deena Robinson, Rana Kamo and Jacqui Wylie
pages 9-15
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To date, there has been no research exploring student midwives’ experiences of undertaking a direct entry midwifery programme within New Zealand. However, research into women’s experiences of undertaking other tertiary education has revealed that women may be confronted with gender specific challenges. This article reports the findings of a study conducted in 2006 that used a feminist phenomenological approach to identify the practical and emotional challenges six student midwives experienced over their three years of tertiary education. Three key themes were identified: transition; guilt and sacrifice; and gendered responsibility. The student midwives found the programme challenged them practically and, to a greater degree, emotionally. All students identified having undergone significant personal change. Students experienced differing degrees of guilt, associated with sacrifices they and the people close to them had made, and struggled with their sense of gendered responsibility. The findings raise questions about the level and type of support required when undertaking a direct entry midwifery degree programme, and we suggest that an increase in practical support may help alleviate emotional stress, and thus improve student midwives’ experiences on their journey through midwifery education.

Midwifery Stitches
page 16
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Two Days on the Te Ha Ora Antenatal Programme
Anna Fielder
pages 17-19
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An initiative to provide culturally appropriate antenatal care for the needs of Maori women is reviewed.

The Last Fortnight of Pregnancy
pages 20
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Photograph

20 Tips for Facilitating Childbirth and Parent Education Sessions
Lorna Davies
pages 21-24
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The FTPs of Caesarean Section
Maggie Banks
Pages 25-30
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The Failure To Progress (FTP) label women can be given in their previous birthing more often than not actually reflects a caregiver’s Failure To be Patient when the notes are perused …

Giving Birth and Parenting Outside the Box
Kim Duggan
pages 33-34
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The demand for evidence-informed practice has resulted in increasing amounts of research being undertaken. But are findings representative of the ‘researched’? And how can research questions create ‘inevitable’ findings? These two questions, and a participant’s observations of the current ‘Growing Up in New Zealand’ study, are discussed.

Zinc: An Undervalued Mineral?
Ann Becker
pages 35-39
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A nutritionally balanced diet has significant impact on the health of both mother and baby. This article provides an overview of the role zinc plays in short and long term well being, and maps how current knowledge on zinc depletion can be incorporated into midwifery practice.

Wise Woman’s Archives Trust (Inc) Acquisition
Page 40
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An interesting donation of lead nipple shields was recently received …

The Pinard’s Stethoscope
Anne Sharplin
pages 41-42
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The Obstetric Bed: Resistance in Action
Maggie Banks
pages 43-46
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The intuitive movements demonstrated by a woman labouring in an environment that she controls (her home) calls for a proactive stance from midwives to provide safe birth furniture in hospitals and birthing units.

Update on the Current Reform of Maternity Services in Australia
Jo Hunter
pages 49-50
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Crying for Comfort
Trudy Hart
pages 51-55
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How we parent children is influenced by many factors including centuries of social and religious thinking. One current practice parents can be exposed to involves leaving their babies to ‘cry-it-out’. But what is the cost of this practice to babies and parenting?

Memorandum and Advice from an Abuse Survivor
Jasmine Rae Ojala
pages 56-58
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Midwifery Book Oscars
Sara Wickham
pages 59-61
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Trust and Knowing: an Oral Story of Breech Birth
Roisin
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The age-old tradition of oral storytelling has the capacity to touch, inform and teach us in unique ways. This transcribed story was told at the 2004 National Home Birth Conference held in Wellington, New Zealand.

Birthspirit Cottage
page 2
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Mind, Body and Spirit Workshop
pages 31-32
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Maggie Banks and Sara Wickham facilitate this week-long, live-in midwifery workshop in New Zealand, which embraces the mind, body and spirit of midwifery. Throughout this time you are provided with onsite accommodation, nutritious meals and refreshments and a beautiful space to immerse yourself in the tradition of the wise-woman midwife.

Midwifery Skills for Emergencies Intensives
pages 47-48
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This comprehensive 3–day live-in Intensive is facilitated by Maggie Banks and Cathy Knox. It covers the midwifery skills necessary during perinatal emergencies in primary care settings. It embraces the art and science of midwifery, providing evidence-informed practice for safe and effective midwifery care in the absence of, or until, medical assistance is available.