Birth in mainstream news
CDC says Home Births on the risehttp://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/cdc-home-births-rise-us/story?id=9998349Health Experts: say Most repeat C-sections are...
View ArticleNot Among Strangers...
I met Valerie El Halta many years ago... before she became a midwife. I attended Church with her younger daughters from the time I was 5 yrs old. She and my mother were friends. My mother taught her...
View ArticleStudy shows that it is currently more dangerous to give birth in California...
Although the number of deaths is relatively small — and pregnancy and birth are safe for the vast majority of women – it’s more dangerous to give birth in California than it is in Kuwait or...
View ArticleLetting Go...
So, This past year I sent my first baby off to college many miles and many states away... The same year my 'baby' started pre-school. It's hard moving on to new stages of life sometimes. It's difficult...
View ArticleSocial Media and Birth Change...
Another good article/post on how social media; possitive birth films on Face Book, etc... may be what it takes to effect change in our birth...
View ArticleYouTube - The Big Push for Midwives Campaign 2009
YouTube - The Big Push for Midwives Campaign 2009
View ArticleWhat Not To Read - when you are expecting (and what TO Read)...
Here is another fabulous post from Wonderfully Made - she blogs about some of the popular Pregnancy and Birth books and tells why she might not recommend them and what books she would recommend...
View ArticleVernix - it's amazing stuff for your newborn!
http://roseysrelaxingremedies.co.uk/AmazingVernixandamnioticfluid.aspxWhy not to wash your new baby straight away...Why to avoid artificial rupture of your membrances...It turns out that vernix (the...
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Mother of Many - a short award winning annimated film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbx3ECKvt60 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QJpm00sCYoFebruary 21, 2010 — Sally Arthur and Emma Lazenby win Best Short Animation at the Orange British Academy Film Awards...
View ArticleWhy you shouldn't just 'TRY" to have an unmedicated birth!
I found this FANTASTIC post on the net at Birth Resource Network. This is so well said!...
View ArticleInduction Increases the Risk of C-Section and C-Section increases Newborn...
Induction Increases the Risk of C-Section and C-Section increases Newborn Infection Posted by Nicole D. over at Wonderfully Made Bellies and...
View ArticleBellies and Babies: Induction Increases the Risk of C-Section and C-Section...
Bellies and Babies: Induction Increases the Risk of C-Section and C-Section increases Newborn Infection
View ArticlePost Partum Depression...
When I was pregnant with my first child, I was happy, though miserable - I had a rough pregnancy. Through it all, I also had deep fears... I worried that about my ability to be a good mother. I worried...
View ArticlePost Dates: Separating fact from fiction
This was on the Unnecesarean blog. http://www.theunnecesarean.com/blog/2009/10/3/postdates-separating-fact-from-fiction.htmlIt is from a guest blog post - by: Birthkeeper (Christine Fiscer)excellent...
View ArticleEarly Cord Clamping
I have not done any real, indepth study of the topic, but early cord clamping and cord blood banking seem like a scary thing for a baby. Perhaps it's a very simplistic thought process for me to have on...
View ArticlePre-labour rupture of membranes: impatience and risk
Pre-labour rupture of membranes: impatience and riskhttp://midwifethinking.com/2010/09/10/pre-labour-rupture-of-membranes-impatience-and-risk/When my water broke with my first baby and I had not had...
View ArticleBirth Trauma... not an easy topic, but it is real and it happens to too many...
Women deserve respect and compasion. Birthing Women, as strong as they may be personally, when it comes to the time of labor and birth are at a most vulnerable place. It's hard to stand up for yourself...
View ArticleGETTING WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTH EXPERIENCE
At www.aims.org Alliance for the Imporvement of Maternity Services (AIMS) you can find this great resource to help you withGETTING WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOURBIRTH EXPERIENCEPrepared by Doris Haire,...
View ArticlePerineal Massage, Episiotomy, Perineal Support...
http://prepforbirth.com/2009/08/25/new-episiotomy/This link is to a story lied further down my rambling post and the purpose of this post. Please check it out.When I had my first baby I was so...
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