Favorites from this week

Return to South Mouth Kingdom, Lola Pellegrino on The HairpinA great post about loving, caring for, and sharing your vagina. Wonderful writing and information.Circle of 6: An Anti-Violence App(lication) for iPhone and AndroidThis app is free for download and won an award from the White House Acts Against Abuse Technology Challenge. It is a way for someone who feels they may be at risk for sexual violence or currently experiences violence or abuse in their relationship to reach out to a circle of friends and national resources. An interesting idea, putting control of situations possibly, literally, in the palm of the individual's hand. The website also has printable resources for you family, friends, clients, and community.Le1f and Queer Hip Hip CultureSome may know of Le1f through Das Racist fame as a producer and tour headliner, but his new album Dark York has a lot of people talking about this out and proud rap-master and the queer music culture as a whole. Dispelling the Midwife Identity Crisis by Robyn CarlisleA very brief discussion about the confusion among the naming of midwives, midwifery, and our self-identification and promotion. This needs to be figured out to advance our profession and stand as a united group, fighting for the advancement of healthy births and normal, low-intervention care.Nitrous Oxide for the Management of Labor PainThere's a pretty sweet group of midwives working on putting numbers to the work, and this recent paper on the use of nitrous oxide in labor is one of the outputs. Check out the findings and recommendations!