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Interview with the co-organizer of Miracle in the Heart for the online edition Voice Info
Due to the Mother's Day in Ukraine, the wonderful journalist Atanaiya Ta presented the mothers of Ukraine an interesting article about Ukrainian mothers - "Ukrainian mothers: a group portrait". The co-organizer of the Miracle in the Heart Project, Svetlana Demianova-Ponomarenko, with great gratitude and inspiration took part in the interview for this paper. -
Consultation of the co-organizer of the Miracle in the Heart Project for the Internet publishing company Peter and Mazepa
Kiev journalist Atanaiya Ta, wrote a thoughtful article about the influence of the Soviet system on the obstetrics system in Ukraine (and in all countries of the former USSR) - "To the sound of marches". Maternity hospitals as the last bastion of the USSR (How things are going with Ukrainian maternity hospitals)'. -
Amendments in the Mission of Miracle in the heart Project and meetings with Robin Lim and Debra Pascali-Bonaro!
Within a month, in March-April 2018, the co-organiser of our project, Svetlana Demyanova-Ponomarenko, visited the island of Bali (Indonesia) and met there with two internationally known women: the American-Philippine midwife Robin Lim and American doula Debra Pascali-Bonaro. -
Who in Belarus says that it is difficult to give birth? The uncoupling of the Vitebsk case
On September 7, 2017, Olga Stepanova, a resident of the Russian Federation and Belarus, had an unplanned homebirth and subsequently lost the baby girl in the hospital. She was judged guilty of negligence. The trial court’s sentence was “six months deprivation of liberty”. Olga spent 2 months in an isolation ward while the legal investigation in Vitebsk (Belarus) took place. The story contains many questions, and Svetlana Demyanova-Ponomarenko tried to examine it in her article. She could not remain indifferent as she had a great experience in protecting her baby’s rights after her own homebirth. -
Results of the Survey of Women of Ukraine about their Ideal Place for Natural Childbirth
For revealing of the needs of Ukrainian women for the reformations of Ukrainian obstetrics system, as well as for the manifestations of them to the key players, we conducted the online survey (from Sept 26 to Nov 20, 2017). The results of the Survey let realise what a place for the childbirth should be to fulfill the women’s needs comprehensively. -
Human Rights in Childbirth National Report: UKRAINE
Ukrainian National Report is on women's rights in childbirth and the situation of women's consent to medical interventions during childbirth really. It is a unique and the only one since Ukraine got its independence in 1991. Prepared for and presented at Europe Summit on Human Rights in Childbirth (HRiC) in Strasbourg, France (October 19, 2016). Based on 3 Surveys and over 3,500 responds, spanning 12 tables and diagrams. Preferred to be shared among researchers, obstetricians, midwives, doulas and other birth practitioners worldwide. -
Mother Hearts and Birth Activism: connection, mutual protection, re-enhancement, re-discovery…
Welcome video of Svetlana Demianova-Ponomarenko for Hilda Garst and the workshop of South African midwife Ruth Ehrhardt for mothers, midwives, doulas, and monitrice “Rediscover Birth: Protect the Basic Needs of Mother and Baby” on Sardinia island (Serdiana, Italy, June 24-26, 2017). -
Unique Workshop of African inspirational midwife Ruth Ehrhardt on Sardinia (Italy) for midwives, doulas, monitrice and mothers!
We do recommend this unique workshop of South African inspirational midwife Ruth Ehrhardt planned in Sardinia (Italy) for midwives, doulas, monitrice and mothers "Rediscover Birth: Protect the Basic Needs of Mother and Baby"! -
New Profession among Labor Assistants – Monitrice
Monitrice (from French: she that carefully monitors) or PLA (Professional Labor Assistant) provides women the same support as doula does, but she also possesses enough qualification to monitor the condition of the mother and her child in labor on an equal basis with medical specialists. -
First Online Conference for Lawyers on Human Rights in Pregnancy and Birth of the Social project "Miracle in the Heart"
Conference objectives: exchange of international experience in protection of individual and family rights, specifically, the rights in pregnancy and childbirth, in order to implement this experience in those rights' protection in courts and in dealing with social power bodies, as well as issuing proposals in the legislation of the participating countries. -
Tips from the Australian and French Doulas for the World Doula Week-2016
We heartily congratulate the participants and speakers of our project who are the doulas by their nature, as well as licenced doulas, doulas-midwives simultaneously :), and doulas-men (such as Mauricio (Moshe) Kruchik (Israel) with your professional holiday! -
Journey to the Sacred Feminine and Aqua-Doulas unique international event
Welcome to follow the path to your inner well, surrounded by natural beauty of Israel (3 seas to visit3 seas to visit: Dead Sea, Red Sea and Sea of Galilee) together with a circle of professionals (local and international doulas), new knowledge, bathing in joy! healing vibration songs and sounds, enhancing your professional skills with the Aqua doula Training... -
Online Programme ‘Miracle in the Heart on YouTube’
Many of these experts are worthy of being heard by our audience and that’s why we’ve got such an idea: as an inertia of the wave of the Second International Online Festival’2015 ‘Miracle in the Heart: Conceiving. Believing. Transforming’ immediately after the Fest - since December, 17, we arrange a constant Weekly Interactive Online Programme ‘Miracle in the Heart on YouTube’. -
About our flash mob “Tell about your ‘Perfect’ Birth Experience in a Maternity Hospital to the Minister and Offer an Alternative!"
We decided to name our flashmob “Tell about your ‘Perfect’ Birth Experience in a Maternity Hospital to the Minister and Offer an Alternative!» February 24-25, 2015 (and at any time later at your wish) Ukraine. Further on this page you will find the STEP-BY-STEP instruction of How, What and Whom to write to! -
Open Letter to the Minister of Health of Ukraine
For the purpose of our initiative to implement alternative obstetrics in Ukraine (you can find more details here), OlhaVereshchak and OlhaGorbenko, doulas andprofessionalsof the ‘Semitsvet Family Development Center’, have written an open letter to our Minister of Health of Ukraine inviting his attention to a very important problem – the inadequacy of obstetric aid system in Ukraine, whichjeopardizesthe reproductive functions of a woman and the health of our children!