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Interesting that so far most of the suggestions revolve around water! How appropriate :) On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Jevitt, Cecilia <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I just heard a midwife here at Yale use that analogy for a mother when > they were preparing for a vacuum assisted birth. She talked about the sail > boats, the power boats and those boats that need a tug boat to get them to > shore. > > > > She must be a student of yours, Pat. > > > > *Cecilia Jevitt, CNM, PhD, FACNM* > > Associate Professor, Midwifery Specialty Coordinator > > Yale University School of Nursing > > PO Box 27399, West Haven, CT, 06516-7300 > > Office: 203-737-5609 [log in to unmask] > ------------------------------ > *From:* A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health > research. [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Patricia > Burkhardt [[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Monday, January 20, 2014 2:30 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Physiological birth. > > Hi Sandra, > I am not a game player, but I do use an analogy when talking about birth > as we midwives usually think of it to a mixed group of maternity care > providers. It is a boating concept, talking about the differences between > the sail boaters and the power boaters. Each has a destination or goal in > mind but how they get there can be very different. And, as you would > guess, the 'dependence' on nature's forces for the sail boaters and the > motor and throttle used by the power boater can make the time and process > very different. I can write this out in greater detail if it interests > anyone. Pat > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 5:17 AM, Ebanks Sandra < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> I am currently looking at how to promote and teach physiological birth. I >> am in particular looking to design a game that will help with improving >> practice of understanding physiological birth, If anyone has any ideas or >> suggestions I would love to hear from you. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> Sandra.ebanks >> > > > > -- > Patricia Burkhardt, LM, CM, DrPH > President, New York State Association of Licensed Midwives (NYSALM) > New York University > Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor > 718 644-8963 (Cell) > 718 855-9241 (Home) >