Astonishing photojournalism from NYT photographer Marco Vernaschi… “Standing in the only operating room in the only medical hospital in all of Guinea-Bissau, Marco Vernaschi watched a nurse take an unsterile needle out of her pocket and, without anesthetic, suture a woman’s vagina after a difficult childbirth. The woman screamed. Mr. Vernaschi took a photograph. [...]
Archive for September, 2009
We really are fortunate to birth in the U.S.
Posted in Articles, Birth, childbirth, Labor, Pregnancy on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do You Doula?
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Filmed for a video challenge sponsored by Birth Matters Virginia, this seven minute documentary discusses the role of doulas during childbirth.
Beautiful Birth Photos
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Site of a birth photographer in Seattle. Her photos are exquisite!
The WORST Idea Since Routine Continuous Fetal Monitoring for Low Risk Mothers
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a frightening new machine. Read about it on “NursingBirth”.
Clinic in Rural Peru Draws More Women by Following Local Childbirth Traditions
Posted in childbirth on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pregnancy: Clinic in Rural Peru Draws More Women by Following Local Childbirth Traditions…from the NYT 9-8-09