Articles and Research
Safety of Homebirth:
MANA’s Compiled Research on Homebirth Safety
Benefits and Harms of Planned Hospital Births vs Planned Home Births for Low Risk Women
The Benefits of Midwifery Care
Midwifery 1: Midwifery and Quality Care
A solution to reducing maternal mortality? The role of community midwives.
Research, Article and Blog Resources
Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Following Waterbirth
By WARM Members
Ultrasound in Pregnancy by Eudine Stevens 2014
Questions for Discussion
Questions for consideration and discussion, future WARM workshops and CEU’s. Please consider this an invitation for members and the public to submit articles with answers and information relating to these questions.
On the Microbiome: by Eudine Stevens
How do the hormones released (oxytocin/endorphins or adrenaline) in labor effect the microbiome colonization of the vaginal secretions during birth?
How do the hormones released (oxytocin/endorphins or adrenaline) in labor effect the microbiome colonization of the vaginal secretions during birth?
Do the hormones sent to baby through the placenta impact how baby’s immune system receives the microbiome and what long-term effects will that have on baby?
Does a similar biofeedback mechanism happen between vaginal microbiome and hormones as there is in baby saliva and breast milk composition?