Traditional Mexican Midwifery: Angelina

Angelina is a Partera, a Midwife, who practices traditional homebirth midwifery in Mexico. I had the honor of attending Angelina's workshops at a Midwifery Today conference in 2005 and was profoundly inspired by her gift for midwifery. She is a warm and loving spirit with a wealth of information regarding midwifery, fertility, women's health, and natural healing remedies including herbs, massage, rebozo, moxibustion, cupping, nutrition, and more.

A three-part documentary of Angelina practicing midwifery and working with her clients through fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is available to watch for free online. I highly recommend this video as it shows you a rare glimpse into a highly skilled midwives practice and demonstrations of many traditional techniques that have been passed along by parteras for centuries. 

Part I: Angelina the Midwife 

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[Kara]

For those who are interested in finding out more about Angelina Martinez Miranda - she is a traditional midwife with a birth center attached to her home in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. She does about 23 births a month, plus full well-women care, and I hear that she is open to students and volunteers.