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There's plenty to love about the much-needed Web site about women's health, Women To Women. The article and the site brought me back 30 years when I first met one of the founders of the Women to Women clinic,  Dr. Christiane Northrup, while I was head nurse of the maternity department at Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.

She was a pioneer, as I was, involved in family-centered birthing, a rarity at the time. I knew I'd be reading more about her work on behalf of women's health. I had invited her to give an in-service to our medical staff because she had experience with many obstetrical difficulties including manual external cephalic version (turning) of a breech baby to enable a normal vaginal delivery.

At our small rural hospital, all births, some 500/yr were attended by GP's . Our statistics were very good but there was always room for improvement. All docs were personally invited as were the nurses and we were looking forward to an enlightening afternoon of Q and A after her lecture. All the nurses from Maternity and some from other departments  showed up. One MD ( female) attended. I was ashamed about this insult and apologized to Dr N. when we had a moment alone.  She was gracious. understanding, and not surprised at the turnout; she worked with fragile egos daily in the medical field.  It's great to see how far we've come.

The Women to Women clinic she launched 25 years ago appears to be thriving in Yarmouth, Maine. So is the Women to Women Web site.

Take this article about lymphatic detoxification by Marcel Pick, OB/GYN NP.  It's filled with good information, but I would have liked to see more about the benefits of rebounding on a mini trampoline. It's so important for our lymph system to do this as often as possible. If some are too fragile to jump, just sitting with feet resting on the tramp while another jumps will give the same effect. Our bodies are so accommodating and amazing!