A mama zine collaboration
Series: Mamaphiles, no. 1; Mamaphiles
Publisher: Mamaphiles
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 69
Subjects: Parenting; Political activists; Single mothers; Married women; Asian American women; Mexican American women; Hispanic American women; White Women; Punk culture
Description: This compzine features stories about birth by many mamazine writers. Stories describe hospital births and homebirths, c-sections and herb induced births. Midwives and doulas are present, as well as husbands, boyfriends, siblings, mothers, doctors, best friends, and nurses. Women describe their pregnancies and birth experiences as being joyful, frustrating, terrifying, painful, and soothing. They touch on the hardship of labor and postpartum depression as well as the brighter moments, and recount their misgivings and moments of fear. Young first-time mothers write as well as women who've already had several children. This zine also includes several comic contributions and poetry as well as prose.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Stacey Greenberg / Fertile Ground  -- Introduction; title: China Martens / The Future Generation  -- Birth of a movement : mama zines; title: Rhonda Baker / Zuzu and the Baby Catcher  -- How to become a midwife in ten easy years (part 1) / -- The arrival of Zuzu; title: Barrilee Bannister / Tenacious  -- The creation of "Tenacious: Writings form Women in Prison"; title: Mariah Boone / Lone Star Ma  -- Becoming an activist for children; title: Andrea Buchanan / PhillyMama.com  -- Nate is born, Oct. 2, 2002; title: Candyce / Eat Yer Heart Out, Martha  -- The birth of a mother; title: Heather Cushman-Dowdee / Hathor the Cowgoddess  -- The birth of Hathor the Cowgoddess / -- Woosh; title: Rosa-Maria DiDonato / Placenta  -- the birth of Eva; title: Lauren Eichelberger / Are We There Yet?  -- The birth of a radical mama; title: Becky Ellis / Red Diaper Baby -- The birth of a red diaper baby; title: Kara Fleck / Wrinkle  -- Magicians; title: Ariel Gore / Hip Mama  -- Stateless; title: Stacey Greenberg / Fertile Ground  -- The birth of a cool mama; title: Kate Haas / Miranda -- But I wanted a girl! Coming to terms with being the mother of sons; title: Ayun Halliday / The East Village Inky  -- Palate Cleanser / -- Kitchenette; title: Elizabeth Cable Landry / Motherload  -- Birth; title: Bee Lavendar / A Beautiful Final Tribute / Hip Mama  -- Wrong; title: Vikki Law / Mama Sex No War / Tenacious  -- A letter to my dragon daughter; title: Kathy Fitzsimmons Lopez / Hausfrau  -- Birth is a crazy thing; title: Y. Madrone / Mamazine  -- Elements of birthing you; title: China Martens / The Future Generation  -- A subjective history of mama zines/organizations and related topics / -- Diary of a zine; title: Sarah Martin / Crunchy Granola Earthmama Says  -- I love giving birth; title: Noemi Martinez / Hermana, Resist -- New life; title: Kristin McPherson / Yoga Mama  -- Birth of a yogini; title: Coleen Murphy / Deep South Mouth  -- A tale of two sections; title: Nina Packebush / The Edgy-catin' Mama  -- An edgy birth; title: Jackie Regales / Esperanza  -- It's difficult; title: Beth Sage-Weber / Letters to my daughters  -- Circle of life; title: Peggy Ann Sinclair / Baubo Bean  -- Letter to my son; title: Kara Spencer / Viva la Mama! / Yo Mama Says the Parental Is Political  -- Modern times; title: Cheryl Tapper / Merge Disorder  -- Birth hierarchy; title: Gaynor Taylor / Caryatid Rises  -- Free to be...finally; title: Faith Void / Afterbirth  -- The birth of our son; title: Jenna Weiss / Tenderfoot   -- Childbirth virgin : confessions of a mama manquee; title: Appendix --; title: About the mamas & their zines --