Catching Babies

Baby Koming Chantia

2008-03-19T03:13:19Z

The night of my last shift we decided to transfer the first time mom with ruptured membranes as there had been no change with natural induction methods. The 3rd time mom with ruptured membranes, Nyoman, had only had a high leak so we weren't a...

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Last day shift at the clinic

2008-03-02T01:45:56Z

I did my last 24 hour shift around the full moon. Ya know I had tried to determine if the moon had any impact on women going into labor here in the states but couldn't find any real pattern. In Bali it was easy. New moon: quiet; Full moon: babies ...

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All better and back in the states!

2008-03-01T06:32:41Z

Hello dear ones. I have visions of sharing a few more birth stories before I officially complete my "Bali adventures" blog but at the moment I want to give a little update from my bike accident as many of you have asked. I have healed amazingly ...

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Back out in the world

2008-02-19T22:51:54Z

Hello dear friends. After several days in bed healing from flying in the air and landing on the cement ( ! ), I am back in the world feeling better than ever. They say that Bali chews u up and spits u up and I feel honored to have received a litt...

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Twists, turns, and a tumble...

2008-02-10T11:21:52Z

Hello to everyone who loves Chanti! This is Olivia Page, writing on Chanti's behalf as she is a bit out of commission at the moment. About a week ago, riding her bicycle to the Bumi Sehat Clinic, Chanti collided with a dog, who immediately ran ...

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where to start?

2008-02-01T10:38:02Z

hello dear friends. It has been awhile since i have written and wow where to start. i think this entry will be a sort of stream of consciousness if you don't mind.... So at the moment there are children parading by with drums and dragon costumes...

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The births of the women with PROM

2008-01-19T22:49:21Z

So I was telling you all about the 2 women with ruptured membranes... The first mom did amazing. She got into a groove with her labor, started believing she could do it, and pushed her baby out around noon that day. The second mom, the 4th timer...

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Releasing of the waters in the tropics

2008-01-18T00:42:04Z

For those of you who don't know what releasing of the waters means it is when the "water breaks" or in midwifery terms we call it SROM- spontaneous rupture of membranes. If it happens before labor begins it is called PROM- premature rupture of mem...

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2 baby girls last night

2008-01-15T00:11:10Z

Well it has been awhile since I've posted because it has been super quiet for the past 2 weeks. Maybe the new moon in Capricorn, maybe the rain - who knows, but last night the action started up again and it was easy and joyous. Yes I know all the ...

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Cesarean lotus birth baby from last month

2008-01-08T02:27:44Z

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