The Postdates and Postmaturity Handbook art This issue of Midwifery Today

This issue of Midwifery Today magazine is dedicated to all newborns

we are sad to say that we recently lost two heroes in the natural birth world: Stephen Gaskin and Sharon Evans

several birth stories

Chinese remedies

and a current directory of more than 150 schools

The Postdates and Postmaturity Handbook art This issue of Midwifery TodayAuthors: Marion Toepke McLean, Valerie El Halta, Gail Hart, Anne Frye, Gloria Lemay, Marsden Wagner, Michel Odent The Postdates and Postmaturity Handbook is the midwifes guide to preventing and understanding the risks and myths associated with postdates pregnancies and postmaturity syndrome. How common is postmaturity syndrome and how should it be managed? What can midwives do to support the postdates woman and help her avoid an unnecessary induction?