The Rights of Every Woman and Her Newborn – Covid-19 Statement
The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is concerned that the human rights of women, their babies and their midwives are being violated by [...]
By Mary Esther| 2020-03-30T18:57:05-05:00 March 30th, 2020|Pregnancy|
The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is concerned that the human rights of women, their babies and their midwives are being violated by [...]
By Mary Esther| 2020-03-29T18:13:40-05:00 March 29th, 2020|Pregnancy|
If you are preparing to birth in a hospital as our cities take extraordinary steps to contain the spread of the coronavirus, you [...]
By Mary Esther| 2020-03-29T17:25:00-05:00 March 29th, 2020|Pregnancy|
It seems people have remembered my bendy-straw mini-lesson for years. And so, here is a version, recorded by my husband. I hope labor [...]
By Mary Esther| 2020-03-29T17:51:48-05:00 March 29th, 2020|Pregnancy|
I've attended over 500 births and here are essentials from my Doula Bag that you'll be happy to know about. My top priority [...]
By Mary Esther| 2020-03-29T18:14:52-05:00 March 28th, 2020|Pregnancy|
Finding Peace Right Smack in the Middle of Family Life by Mary Esther Malloy Originally published on Thriveglobal When my sister and I [...]
By Mary Esther| 2020-03-30T18:57:35-05:00 June 10th, 2019|Pregnancy|
I was eight months pregnant and packing. My husband and I were leaving Park Slope for Upper Manhattan’s Inwood. I was excited to [...]
By Mary Esther| 2018-04-20T14:02:07-05:00 April 20th, 2018|Pregnancy|
Blame modern hygiene, an industrialized food supply, an excess of antibiotics, or all of the above. Collectively, we are driving more and more [...]
By Mary Esther| 2018-04-20T13:58:23-05:00 March 12th, 2018|Pregnancy|
When my mother was pregnant with my brother P.J. - her fourth child - she was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. [...]
By Mary Esther| 2019-07-31T14:46:38-05:00 March 1st, 2018|Pregnancy|
After a Talk by Dr. Nils Bergman at New York University I. Neuroscience on the screen. A packed room of maternity care professionals. [...]
By Mary Esther| 2018-01-17T22:21:32-05:00 January 17th, 2018|Pregnancy|
A ‘pregnant pause’ is a breath held in a story, a moment’s stillness where we linger between what has been told and what [...]